Rub out meaning
Rub out is a phrasal verb that means to erase writing or a mark by moving a rubber or cloth firmly across it.
- Past simple
- rubbed out
- Past participle
- rubbed out
- -ing form
- rubbing out
What rub out means
B2
To erase writing or a mark by moving a rubber or cloth firmly across it
Rub out the pencil lines after the paint has dried.
Similar phrasal verbs
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does rub out mean?
To erase writing or a mark by moving a rubber or cloth firmly across it.
What is the past tense of rub out?
Rubbed out, which is also its past participle.
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