scab

scab  (skb)

n.

1. A crust discharged from and covering a healing wound.

2. Scabies or mange in domestic animals or livestock, especially sheep.

3.

a. Any of various plant diseases caused by fungi or bacteria and resulting in crustlike spots on fruit, leaves, or roots.

b. The spots caused by such a disease.

4. Slang A person regarded as contemptible.

5.

a. A worker who refuses membership in a labor union.

b. An employee who works while others are on strike; a strikebreaker.

c. A person hired to replace a striking worker.

intr.v. scabbed, scab·bing, scabs

1. To become covered with scabs or a scab.

2. To work or take a job as a scab.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse skabb.]

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scab [skæb]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) the dried crusty surface of a healing skin wound or sore

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) a contagious disease of sheep, a form of mange, caused by a mite (Psoroptes communis)

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) a fungal disease of plants characterized by crusty spots on the fruits, leaves, etc.

4. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Derogatory

a.  Also called blackleg a person who refuses to support a trade union's actions, esp one who replaces a worker who is on strike

b.  (as modifier) scab labour

5. a despicable person

vb scabs, scabbing, scabbed (intr)

1. (Medicine / Pathology) to become covered with a scab

2. (of a road surface) to become loose so that potholes develop

3. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to replace a striking worker

[Old English sceabb; related to Old Norse skabb, Latin scabiēs, Middle Low German schabbe scoundrel, German schäbig shabby]

scablike  adj

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scab  (skb)

A crust that forms over a healing wound, consisting of dried blood, plasma, and other secretions.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scab - someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike blackleg, strikebreaker, rat worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
	2.	scab - the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" solid body substance - the solid parts of the body eschar - a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin
Verb	1.	scab - form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab" heal - get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
	2.	scab - take the place of work of someone on strike blackleg, fink, rat do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"

Translations

scab [skæb] N

1. (Med) → costra f

2. (Vet) → roña f

3. (= strikebreaker) → esquirol mf, rompehuelgas mf inv

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scab [ˈskæb] n

(= on body) → croûte f

(= strikebreaker) → jaune m

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scab

n

(on cut) → Schorf m, → Grind m

(= scabies) → Krätze f

(inf: = strikebreaker) → Streikbrecher(in) m(f); scab labour (Brit) or labor (US) → Streikbrecher pl

vi

(inf) → den Streik brechen

(wound) to scab over → Schorf bilden

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scab [skæb] n

a. (Med) → crosta

b. (fam, pej) (strikebreaker) → crumiro/a

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scab [skæb] n

a. (Med) → crosta

b. (fam, pej) (strikebreaker) → crumiro/a

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scab

n scab [skӕb]

1 a crust formed over a sore or wound. roof قِشْرَة الجُرْح струпей strup sårskorpe der Schorf κρούστα πληγής costra, postilla kärn لخته rupi croûte גֶלֶד खुरण्ड krasta var kerak hrúður crosta かさぶた 딱지 šašas krevele kuping roofje sårskorpe strup crosta crustă струп, корка chrasta krasta krasta []skorpa สะเก็ดแผล kabuk, yara kabuğu 痂 струп; короста, парші زخم پر بننے والا کھرنڈ vảy (ở vết thương sắp lành) 痂

2 any of several diseases of animals or plants. brandsiekte جَرَب الماشِيَه краста prašivina skurv; svampesygdom die Räude ψώρα sarna, roña kärntõbi پوست زخم syyhy, rupi gale מַחֲלַת צְמָחִים पामा šuga rüh koreng húðsjúkdómur í plöntum/dÿrum scabbia, rogna 腐敗病 옴 niežai, rauplės kašķis; kraupis skap schurft skabb; skurv świerzb sarna ciu­percă парша prašina, svrab garje šuga skabb โรคผิวหนัง koyun uyuzu; hastalık 斑點病，痂瘡病 парші جانوروں یا پودوں کو ہونے والے امراض میں سے کوئی، کھاج، کھرنڈ bệnh ghẻ, bệnh nấm vảy 斑点病

3 a workman who refuses to join a strike. onderkruiper عامِل يَرْفُض الإنضِمام إلى الإضْراب، خارِج على الإجْماع стачкоизменник stávkokaz strejkebryder der/die Streikbrecher(in) απεργοσπάστης esquirol streigimurdja اعتصاب شكن rikkuri briseur/-euse de grève מְפֵר שְׁבִיתָה हड़ताल भेदी štrajkolomac sztrájktörő buruh yang mau ikut mogok verkfallsbrjótur crumiro スト破り 지 조합원,파업 방해자 streiklaužys streiklauzis pengkhianat onderkruiper streikebryter łamistrajk fura-greves spăr­gător de grevă штрейкбрехер štrajkokaz stavkokaz štrajkbreher strejkbrytare มีสะเก็ดแผล grev kırıcı 拒絕參與罷工的人 штрейкбрехер اپنی جماعت کی رائے کے خلاف جانے والا người phá hoại cuộc đình công 工贼

adj scabby

onderkruiperig أجْرَب грапав strupovitý; prašivý skurvet schorfig ψωριάρης costroso; sarnoso kärnane اعتصاب شكني rupinen galeux מְכוּסֶה פְּצָעִים पपड़ीदार krastav rühes, koszos; (be)varas(odott) berkoreng hrúðraður scabbioso, rognoso かさぶたのある 딱지가 앉은 nušašęs, šlykštus kreveļains; kraupains haram jadah schurftig skabbet; skurvet parszywy sarnento râios паршивый chrastavý; prašivý garjav krastav [] med sårskorpor, skabbig เต็มไปด้วยสะเก็ด; ซึ่งเป็นโรคผิวหนัง kabuk bağlamış 結痂的 шолудивий; вкритий струпами کھرنڈ یا کھاج والا bị ghẻ lở 结痂的