The term 'rubs out' can be defined as to erase, obliterate, or destroy. This term can be represented by four different crossword solutions: ICES (4 letters), OFFS (4 letters), ERASES (6 letters), EFFACES (7 letters), and SLAYS (5 letters). Each of these words has a similar meaning, but they all have slightly different connotations. ICES implies freezing or cooling, OFFS implies removal, ERASES implies wiping away, EFFACES implies obliterating, and SLAYS implies killing. All of these words can be used to describe the act of rubbing out something.