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PRONUNCIATION OF RUB OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUB OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rub out is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES RUB OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rub out in the English dictionary

The first definition of rub out in the dictionary is to remove or be removed with a rubber. Other definition of rub out is to murder. Rub out is also to suspend.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUB OUT

rub
rub along
rub down
rub in
rub it in
rub off
rub salt into someone´s wounds
rub shoulders with
rub someone´s nose in it
rub up
rub up the wrong way
Rub` al Khali
rub-off
rub-up
rubaboo
rubai
rubasse
rubato
rubbed
rubber

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUB OUT

bomb out
carry out
check out
comb out
come out
eat out
figure out
fill out
find out
get out
go out
log out
long drawn out
on the way out
opt out
sign out
sold out
turned out
washed out
work out

Synonyms and antonyms of rub out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rub out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUB OUT

Find out the translation of rub out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rub out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rub out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

擦了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

frotar fuera
570 millions of speakers

English

rub out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहर रगड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شطب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мочить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esfregar fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effacer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggosok keluar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausradieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

消す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

문질러
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuwek metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chùi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துடைத்திடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुसून टाकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ovmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cancellare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wymazać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мочити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

freca afară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σβήνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vryf uit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gnugga ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gni ut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rub out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUB OUT»

The term «rub out» is regularly used and occupies the 65.062 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUB OUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rub out

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUB OUT»

Discover the use of rub out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rub out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rub Out the Words: The Letters of William S. Burroughs, ...
This major collection of William Burroughs' letters gives an unprecedented insight into one of America's most incisive and influential writers, at a time when his work was at its most experimental and his life entered a new era of ...
William S. Burroughs, Bill Morgan, 2012
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Rub Out
Poetry. RUB OUT is a trilogy of experimental verse novels: "Rub Out," a meditation on Whitey Bulger and other Boston mobsters, Concord transcendentalists and the disappearance of a young woman; "Breezy Point," a lament set in New York City ...
Ed Barrett, 2003
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Grammar Games: Cognitive, Affective and Drama Activities for ...
3 From now on you, the teacher, can work completely silently. Rub out one of the words or phrases in the sentence and mime the need for a replacement word. As soon as a student volunteers one, write it in, even if it doesn't fit. Get the student ...
Mario Rinvolucri, 1984
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Rub Out My History
Warning: This book contains material that may upset sensitive readers. Con Kruger, born January 1930, is an eighth generation offspring of progenitor Jacob Kruger, who married a manumitted slave daughter, Jannetjie Kemp.
Con Krüger, 2014
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The Magician's Own Book, Or, the Whole Art of Conjuring: ...
HOW TO RUB OUT TWENTY CHALKS AT FIVE TIMES, RUBBING OUT EVERY AN OLD ONE. To do this trick, you must make twenty chalks, or long strokes, upon a board, as in the margin : Then begin and count backwards, as 20, 19, J 18, 17 ...
‎1857
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Youth Ice Hockey Drills, Plays, and Games Handbook
If body contact is legal, then teach your players how to do the rub-out check, which is basically also a steal. What you will need: You will need a hockey rink and some room around the boards, and some cones to mark the center lines. You will ...
‎2010
7
Sports and Pastimes for In-doors and Out: Embracing Physical ...
... face perfect and entire ; and by the different inclinations, you will see the representation of your face upright and inverted alternately, &c. XX. HOW TO RUB OUT TWENTY CHALKS IN FIVE RUBS, ' EACH TIME ERASING AN ODD NUMBER.
Oliver Optic (pseud. van William Taylor Adams.), 1863
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Mackenzie's Five Thousand Receipts in All the Useful and ...
Hare two pieces of woollen cloth, one for rubbing it on, the other for rubbing it dry and polishing; also an old linen cloth to finish with, and a piece of smooth soft cork to rub out the stains: use a brush if the paste be hard. Always dust the table ...
Colin MacKenzie, 1846
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The Teacher's Offering for 1852
He had made a mistake, and wetting his finger, he tried again and again to rub out the mark, as he had been accustomed to do on his slate. " My son," said his mother, " do you know that God writes down all you do in a book? He writes every  ...
ward and co., 27, paternoster row, 1852
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Englisch-Deutsches und Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch: mit ...
iii.yrnl>en, v. a., (v. ffieiben) to rub out, to rub off, to rub away; to clean by rubbing; to smooth down by rubbing, to polish, to burnish; to rub up; (Halm.) einen $ut -. to dress, to fit up, to form a hat; c. n., (used with b,aben) to finish nibbing.
Newton Ivory Lucas, 1863

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUB OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rub out is used in the context of the following news items.
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Italy's architectural elite moves to rub out crowdsourcing design site
CoContest allows customers wanting to refurbish an existing space to put their project out to architects and designers, who in turn submit their design proposals ... «PCWorld, May 15»
2
To rub out the stars: Quick, cheap, but not pain-free tattoo removal
In one of my attempts to relive my once-upon-a-time carefree lifestyle, I decided to get a tattoo a year ago. This wasn't my first, and at 33, I thought it was a ... «GMA News, Oct 14»
3
Rub Out Your Pain
You have probably experienced the agonizing pain of bumping your toes against furniture, haven't you? And I bet that you instinctively rubbed your aching toes ... «Brain Blogger, Mar 14»
4
Artist Encourages Women To 'Rub Out' In Public Performance Piece
Female masturbation is a two-word phrase that hasn't quite made itself at home in the general public's conversations. Whether a woman is embarrassed to do it, ... «Huffington Post, Sep 13»
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DC shocker: Chris Matthews and Matt Lauer think David Gregory …
“In “This Town,” we're told that Chris Matthews and Matt Lauer have joked that David Gregory would rub out a few colleagues to advance his career. That Bill ... «Salon, Jul 13»
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Rub Out the Words: The Letters of William S Burroughs 1959-1974 …
His urge to question and go beyond language - to "rub out the words" – extended to all media and systems of perception and control. At the turn of the Sixties, ... «The Independent, Apr 12»
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William Burroughs: Rub out the words
The second volume of William Burrough's correspondence finds the novelist leaving behind the Beat Generation he helped to found and heading for far stranger ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 12»

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