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• out — out1 [ aut ] function word *** Out can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We went out into the yard. He took out a penknife. after the verb to be : You were out when I called. The house was silent and all the lights were out. in the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• out — I UK [aʊt] / US adverb, preposition *** Summary: Out can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We went out into the garden. ♦ He took out a penknife. after the verb to be : You were out when I called. ♦ The house was silent and all the… …   English dictionary

• Rubbed — Rub Rub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rubbing}.] [Probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. rhwbiaw, gael. rub.] 1. To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rubbed, rubbing — verb 1 (I, T) to move your hand, a cloth etc over a surface while pressing against it: Kolchinsky nodded and then rubbed his eyes wearily. | She began rubbing her hair with a towel. | You ll have to rub harder if you want to get it clean. 2 (T)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rub out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rub out : present tense I/you/we/they rub out he/she/it rubs out present participle rubbing out past tense rubbed out past participle rubbed out 1) a) British to remove with a rubber something that you have… …   English dictionary

• rub out — verb remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing Please erase the formula on the blackboard it is wrong! • Syn: ↑erase, ↑score out, ↑efface, ↑wipe off • Derivationally related forms: ↑erasure (for …   Useful english dictionary

• rub out — {v.}, {slang} To destroy completely; kill; eliminate. * /The gangsters rubbed out four policemen before they were caught./ * /The gangsters told the storekeeper that if he did not pay them to protect him, someone would rub him out./ Compare: WIPE …   Dictionary of American idioms

• rub out — {v.}, {slang} To destroy completely; kill; eliminate. * /The gangsters rubbed out four policemen before they were caught./ * /The gangsters told the storekeeper that if he did not pay them to protect him, someone would rub him out./ Compare: WIPE …   Dictionary of American idioms

• rub\ out — v slang To destroy completely; kill; eliminate. The gangsters rubbed out four policemen before they were caught. The gangsters told the storekeeper that if he did not pay them to protect him, someone would rub him out. Compare: wipe out, rid of …   Словарь американских идиом

• rub out — v To kill. Several members of the competing gang were rubbed out. 1940s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

• rub out — destroy completely, kill, eliminate The government troops rubbed out the whole village …   Idioms and examples