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cut out vs rub out

rub out vs cut out

cut out is an adjective but rub out is not an adjective.

cut out and rub out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cut out No Yes Yes No
rub out No No Yes No
As verbs, rub out is a hypernym of cut out; that is, rub out is a word with a broader meaning than cut out:
  • cut out: strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
  • rub out: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
Other hypernyms of cut out include efface, erase, score out, wipe off.
cut out (adjective) rub out (adjective)
having been cut out
cut out (verb) rub out (verb)
delete or remove remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
cease operating
intercept (a player)
strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
form and create by cutting out
cut off and stop
Difference between cut out and rub out

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