rub out (v.)
- abbreviate
- ablate
- abrade
- abrase
- abridge
- annihilate
- assassinate
- bark
- blast
- blot
- blue-pencil
- bowdlerize
- cancel
- censor
- chafe
- cool
- croak
- cut
- decimate
- delete
- demolish
- edit
- efface
- erase
- erode
- expunge
- expurgate
- file
- finish
- fix
- fray
- frazzle
- fret
- gall
- get
- gnaw
- grate
- graze
- grind
- hit
- ice
- kill
- liquidate
- obliterate
- off
- omit
- rasp
- raze
- rescind
- ruin
- scour
- scrape
- scratch
- scrub
- scuff
- settle
- shatter
- skin
- smash
- sponge
- strike
- void
- waste
- wear
- wreck
- zap