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to rub out
[phrase form: rub]
01
to remove something by using friction or a rubbing motion, often referring to pencil marks, ink, or other marks on a surface
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
out
Base verb
rub
Present tense
rub out
3rd person singular
rubs out
Present participle
rubbing out
Past simple
rubbed out
Past participle
rubbed out
Examples
She tried to rub out the pencil marks on the paper.
