Definition of scrub Scrub
/skɹʌˈb/ - [skrub] - scrub
We found 36 definitions of scrub from 6 different sources.
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NounPlural: scrubs |
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| scrub - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water | ||
| scrubbing, scouring | ||
| cleaning, cleansing, cleanup the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" | ||
| scrub - dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes | ||
| chaparral, bush | ||
| botany, flora, vegetation the branch of biology that studies plants | ||
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| scrub - clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" | ||
| scour | ||
| rub move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" | ||
| holystone scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck" | ||
| scrub - wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation" | ||
| scrub up | ||
| lave, wash wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" | ||
| scrub - postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill" | ||
| cancel, call off, scratch | ||
Adjectivescrub, scrubber, scrubbest |
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| scrub - (of domestic animals) not selectively bred | ||
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Wiktionary 
- scrub (Noun)
One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. - scrub (Noun)
One who is a freak or unable to complete easy tasks. - scrub (Noun)
A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc. - scrub (Noun)
One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding. - scrub (Noun)
Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush. - scrub (Noun)
One not on the first team of players, a substitute. - scrub (Noun)
An instance of scrubbing. - scrub (Noun)
A cancellation. - scrub (Noun)
A worn-out brush. - scrub (Noun)
One who scrubs. - scrub (Noun)
Clothing worn while performing surgery. - scrub (Verb)
To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate. - scrub (Verb)
To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour. - scrub (Verb)
To be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living. - scrub (Verb)
To call off a scheduled event; to cancel. - scrub (Verb)
To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets. - scrub (Verb)
To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing-like motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system. - scrub (Verb)
To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar. - scrub (Adjective)
Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- scrub (v. t.)
To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate. - scrub (v. i.)
To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living. - scrub (n.)
One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. - scrub (n.)
Something small and mean. - scrub (n.)
A worn-out brush. - scrub (n.)
A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc. - scrub (n.)
One of the common live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc. - scrub (a.)
Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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scrub
skrub, v.t.. to rub hard, esp. with something rough.—v.i. to be laborious and penurious:—pr.p. scrub′bing; pa.t. and pa.p. scrubbed.—n. one who works hard and lives meanly: anything small or mean: a worn-out brush: low underwood: a bush: a stunted shrub: a worthless horse.—p.adj. Scrubbed (Shak.)=Scrubby.—ns. Scrub′ber, in Australia, an animal which breaks away from the herd: a machine for washing leather after the tanpit; Scrub′bing; Scrub′bing-board, a wash-board; Scrub′bing-brush, a brush with short, stiff bristles; Scrub′-bird, an Australian bird.—adj. Scrub′by, laborious and penurious: mean: small: stunted in growth: covered with scrub.—ns. Scrub′-grass, the scouring-rush; Scrub′-oak, a name of three low American oaks; Scrub′-rid′er, one who rides in search of cattle that stray from the herd into the scrub; Scrub′-rob′in, a bird inhabiting the Australian scrub; Scrub′stone, a species of calciferous sandstone; Scrub′-tur′key, a mound-bird; Scrub′-wood, a small tree. [A.S. scrob, a shrub.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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scrub
A low mean fellow, employed in all sorts of dirty work.
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