# rub out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser).
2. To get by; to live.
3. To kill, especially to murder.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, out.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rub-out