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- Dictionaryscrub/skrʌb/
verb
- 1. rub (someone or something) hard so as to clean them, typically with a brush and water: "he had to scrub the floor" Similar
- 2. cancel or abandon (something): informal "the first two races had to be scrubbed because of blustery winds and rough seas" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of scrubbing something or someone: "give the floor a good scrub"
- 2. a semi-abrasive cosmetic lotion applied to the face or body in order to cleanse the skin: "don't use facial scrubs if your skin is sensitive"
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the act of rubbing something hard in order to clean it, especially using a stiff brush, soap, and water: Kids, give your hands a good scrub and come and get your dinner!
The meaning of SCRUB is a stunted tree or shrub. How to use scrub in a sentence. a stunted tree or shrub; vegetation consisting chiefly of scrubs; a tract covered with scrub…
scrubs, a uniform, durably designed for frequent washing and sanitizing, usually consisting of pants and a loose-fitting top, worn by doctors, nurses, and other medical staff, especially during surgery: nursing scrubs.
to rub something hard in order to clean it, especially using a stiff brush, soap, and water: She scrubbed (at) the mark on the wall for a long time, but it wouldn't come off. [ + obj + adj ] He scrubbed the old saucepan clean, and it looked as good as new. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
When you scrub something, you wash it forcefully. You might scrub your dirty bathtub with a brush and some bleach, for example. When you scrub your floor, you use elbow grease — in other words, you work hard to get the floor clean.
If you scrub something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water. Surgeons began to scrub their hands and arms with soap and water before operating. American English : scrub / sˈkrʌb /
scrub. [transitive, intransitive] to clean something by rubbing it hard, especially with a brush and usually with soap and water. scrub something/yourself I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor. He stepped into the shower and scrubbed himself all over.
Scrub your computer’s hard drive before you sell or donate it. to delete (negative or damaging online content relating to someone or something) so as to erase it from public record or social media:
to permanently erase (a hard drive, server, etc.), usually by writing over space where data had been stored and was later deleted, so that deleted data cannot be recovered: Scrub your computer’s hard drive before you sell or donate it.
to clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush: to scrub the floor. scrub. noun. uk / skrʌb / us. scrub noun (BUSHES) bushes and small trees that grow in a dry area. scrub noun (CLEANING) If you give something a scrub, you clean it by rubbing it with a brush: I gave my hands a scrub.
