rubout
/ˈrʌbaʊt/
noun
- An act of erasing or removing something, especially writing or marks.
- A quick rubout with the eraser fixed the mistake in my homework.
- The artist used a rubout to soften the pencil lines.
- He made a rubout on the whiteboard before writing the correct answer.
- A murder or killing, especially one carried out by a criminal organization (slang).
- In the old crime novels, a rubout was often ordered by the mob boss.
- The detective investigated a gang-related rubout in the warehouse.
- The witness was afraid of becoming the next rubout.