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scrub ¹  (skrb)

v. scrubbed, scrub·bing, scrubs

v.tr.

1.

a. To rub hard in order to clean.

b. To remove (dirt or stains) by hard rubbing.

2. To remove impurities from (a gas) chemically.

3. Slang To cancel or abandon; drop: We had to scrub our plans for vacation.

v.intr.

To clean or wash something by hard rubbing: Don't forget to scrub behind your ears.

n.

1. The act or an instance of scrubbing.

2. pl. scrubs The articles of clothing that make up a scrub suit.

Phrasal Verb:

scrub up

To wash the hands and arms thoroughly, as before performing or participating in surgery.

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[Middle English scrobben, to currycomb a horse, from Middle Dutch schrobben, to clean by rubbing, scrape; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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scrubba·ble adj.

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scrub ¹

Verb

[scrubbing, scrubbed]

1. to rub (something) hard in order to clean it

2. to remove (dirt) by rubbing with a brush and water

3. scrub up (of a surgeon) to wash the hands and arms thoroughly before operating

4. Informal to delete or cancel (an idea or plan)

Noun

the act of scrubbing [Middle Low German schrubben or Middle Dutch schrobben]

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scrub ²

Noun

1. vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes growing in a dry area

2. an area of dry land covered with such vegetation

Adjective

stunted or inferior: scrub pines [variant of shrub]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scrub - dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes chaparral, bush botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
	2.	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" mopping, swabbing - cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping"
Verb	1.	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"
	2.	scrub - wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation" scrub up lave, wash - cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
	3.	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" call off, cancel, scratch
Adj.	1.	scrub - (of domestic animals) not selectively bred unimproved - not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing; "taxes on unimproved land are low"; "unimproved dirt roads"

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scrub

verb 1. scour, clean, polish, rub, wash, cleanse, buff

verb 2. (Informal) cancel, drop, give up, abandon, abolish, forget about, call off, delete, do away with, discontinue

Translations

scrub [skrʌb] n (clean) → fregado;

(land) → maleza

vt → fregar, restregar (= reject); cancelar, anular

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scrub [skrʌb] n (= clean) → nettoyage m (à la brosse) (= land); broussailles fpl

vt [+ floor] → nettoyer à la brosse [+ pan]; récurer [+ washing]; frotter (= reject); annuler

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scrub [skrʌb] n → Gestrüpp nt

vt (floor etc) → schrubben;

(inf) (idea, plan) → fallen lassen

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scrub [skrʌb] n (= clean) → strofinata;

(land) → boscaglia

vt → pulire strofinando (= reject); annullare