rub sth out
UK— phrasal verb with rub uk/rʌb/us/rʌb/verb [ I or T ] -bb-
B2 to remove writing or a mark from something by rubbing it with a piece of rubber or a cloth:
It's in pencil, so you can rub it out if you need to.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deleting writing
- blank
- blank sth out
- cross
- cross sb/sth off (sth)
- cross sth out
- delete
- deletion
- edit
- edit sth out
- efface
- erase
- rub
- score
- score sth out/through
- strike
- strike sth out/through
- x