scrub

scrub ¹

 (skrŭb)

v. scrubbed, scrub·bing, scrubs

v.tr.

1.

a. To rub hard in order to clean: scrubbed the floor.

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

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

3. Computers

a. To maintain the integrity of by finding and correcting errors: software that automatically scrubs stored data.

b. To erase in such a way as to render unrecoverable: scrubbed the laptop's hard drive to destroy incriminating evidence.

4. 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. A preparation or product used in scrubbing.

Phrasal Verb:

scrub up

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

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

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scrub′ba·ble adj.

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scrub ²

 (skrŭb)

n.

1. Vegetation consisting chiefly of shrubs and small trees.

2. An area covered with such vegetation; shrubland.

3. A domestic animal that is feral or not purebred.

4. Slang A contemptible or incompetent person.

5. Sports A player not on the varsity or first team.

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[Middle English, variant of shrub; see shrub¹.]

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scrub

(skrʌb)

vb, scrubs, scrubbing or scrubbed

1. to rub (a surface) hard, with or as if with a brush, soap, and water, in order to clean it

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

3. (Surgery) (foll by: up) (of a surgeon) to wash the hands and arms thoroughly before operating

4. (Chemical Engineering) (tr) to purify (a vapour or gas) by removing impurities

5. (tr) informal to delete or cancel

6. (Horse Racing) (intr) horse racing slang (of jockeys) to urge a horse forwards by moving the arms and whip rhythmically forwards and backwards alongside its neck

n

the act of or an instance of scrubbing

[C14: from Middle Low German schrubben, or Middle Dutch schrobben]

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scrub

(skrʌb)

n

1. (Physical Geography)

a. vegetation consisting of stunted trees, bushes, and other plants growing in an arid area

b. (as modifier): scrub vegetation.

2. (Physical Geography) an area of arid land covered with such vegetation

3. (Breeds)

a. an animal of inferior breeding or condition

b. (as modifier): a scrub bull.

4. a small or insignificant person

5. anything stunted or inferior

6. (General Sporting Terms) sport US and Canadian a player not in the first team

7. the scrub informal Austral a remote place, esp one where contact with people can be avoided

adj

8. small, stunted, or inferior

9. (General Sporting Terms) sport

a. (of a player) not in the first team

b. (of a team) composed of such players

c. (of a contest) between scratch or incomplete teams

[C16: variation of shrub¹]

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scrub¹

(skrʌb)

v. scrubbed, scrub•bing,
n. v.t.

1. to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., in washing.

2. to remove (dirt, grime, etc.) from something by hard rubbing while washing.

3. to remove (impurities or undesirable components) from a gas by chemical means.

4. Informal. to cancel or postpone, as a rocket launch.

v.i.

5. to cleanse something by hard rubbing.

6. to cleanse one's hands and arms as a preparation for performing surgery (often fol. by up).

n.

7. an act or instance of scrubbing.

8. a cosmetic preparation used for scrubbing.

[1300–50; Middle English scrobben (n.) < Middle Dutch schrobben]

scrub′ba•ble, adj.

scrub²

(skrʌb)

n.

1. low trees or shrubs collectively.

2. a large area covered with low trees and shrubs, as the Australian bush.

3. a domestic animal of mixed or inferior breeding; mongrel.

4. anything undersized or inferior.

5. Sports. a player who is not on the regular, or first-string, team.

adj.

6. small or stunted.

7. inferior or insignificant.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Scandinavian]

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scrub

Past participle: scrubbed
Gerund: scrubbing

Imperative

scrub

scrub

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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 The corridors are scrubbed clean.

2. (Informal) cancel, drop, give up, abandon, abolish, forget about, call off, delete, do away with, discontinue The whole thing had to be scrubbed.

noun

1. undergrowth, brush, underwood, bracken, brambles, briars, underbrush, brushwood, underbush There is an area of scrub and woodland beside the railway.

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scrub

verb

1. To rub hard in order to clean:

scour.

2. To remove (an outer layer or adherent matter) by rubbing a surface with considerable pressure:

scour, scrape.

3. Slang. To decide not to go ahead with (something previously arranged):

call off, cancel.

Slang: scratch.

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Translations

إلْغاءيَحُكُّيُزيل بالفَرْكيَفْرُكيُلغي

drhnouttřením odstranitzrušitčištění

aflyseskrubbeskureskuring

Schrubbenaufgeben

θάμνοςτρίβω με δύναμη

fregarrestregarcancelarconfricarfregado

kuuratapensaikkoperua

annulerbroussaillesfrotterrécuragerécurer

izribati

súrolsúrolás

frestaskrúbbaskrúbba, skúraskrúbbun

strofinarestrofinataboscagliacancellarelavare

ごしごし洗う

북북 문대다

grandytišveistuvasšveitimas

atceltatteikties noberšanaberztnoberzt

boenen

skrubbeskuring

wyszorować

esfregar

скрести

drhnúťdrhnutievytrhnúť

drgnitiribati

skrubba

ถูทำความสะอาดอย่างแรง

fırçalamafırçalamakiptal etmekovalamakovalayarak çıkarmak

kỳ cọ

取消擦擦掉擦洗

scrub

¹ [skrʌb]

A. N (Bot) (= undergrowth) → monte m bajo, maleza f; (= bushes) → matas fpl, matorrales mpl

B. CPD scrub fire N → incendio m de monte bajo

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scrub

² [skrʌb]

A. N → fregado m, restregado m (esp LAm)
to give sth a (good) scrub → fregar or restregar algo (bien)
it needs a hard scrub → hay que fregarlo or restregarlo con fuerza

B. VT

1. (= clean) [+ floor, hands etc] → fregar
to scrub sth clean → fregar or restregar algo hasta que quede limpio

2. (= cancel) → cancelar, anular
let's scrub it → bueno, lo borramos

C. CPD scrub brush N (US) → cepillo m de fregar

scrub away VT + ADV [+ dirt] → quitar restregando; [+ stain] → quitar frotando

scrub down VT + ADV [+ room, wall] → fregar
to scrub o.s. down → fregarse

scrub off

A. VT + ADV [+ mark, stain] → quitar cepillando; [+ name] → tachar

B. VT + PREP → quitar de

scrub out VT + ADV [+ stain] → limpiar restregando; [+ pan] → fregar; [+ name] → tachar

scrub up VI + ADV [doctor, surgeon] → lavarse

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scrub

[ˈskrʌb]

n

(= clean) → nettoyage m (à la brosse)
The walls need a good scrub → Les murs ont besoin d'un bon nettoyage.
to give sth a scrub [+ floor, counter] → frotter qch; [+ pan] → frotter qch; [+ clothes, washing] → frotter qch

(= cleanser) → exfoliant m
Before using the scrub, splash your face with tepid water → Avant d'utiliser l'exfoliant, passez-vous de l'eau tiède sur le visage. facial scrub, body scrub

(= land) → broussailles fpl

vt

[+ floor] → passer au balai-brosse; [+ pan] → récurer; [+ clothes, washing] → frotter; [+ hands, arms] → frotter; [+ teeth] → brosser; [+ mussels, vegetables] → gratter
to scrub sth clean
The corridors are scrubbed clean → Les couloirs sont passés au balai-brosse.

(= scrap) [+ idea, policy] → laisser tomber

vi → frotter
to scrub at sth [+ pan, basin, face] → frotter qch

scrub down

vt sep

[+ floor, room, walls] → passer au balai-brosse

[+ person] → frictionner

[+ horse] → bouchonner

scrub off

vt sep [+ dirt, stain] → frotter

scrub out

vt sep [+ pan, sink, bath] → récurer

scrub up

vi [doctor, nurse] → se désinfecter les mainsscrubbing brush n (British) → balai-brosse fscrub brush n (US) → balai-brosse m

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scrub

¹

n → Gebüsch nt, → Gestrüpp nt; (also scrubland) → Gestrüpp nt; (tropical) → Busch (→ land nt) m

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scrub

²

n → Schrubben nt no pl; to give something a scrub/a good scrub → etw schrubben/gründlich abschrubben

vt → schrubben, scheuern; vegetables → putzen; (inf: = cancel) → abblasen (inf); idea → abschreiben (inf); to scrub oneself all over → sich von oben bis unten abschrubben; to scrub off a dirty mark → einen Schmutzfleck wegschrubben

vi to scrub at something → an etw (dat) → herumreiben

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scrub

¹ [skrʌb] n (brushwood) → macchia

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scrub

² [skrʌb]

1. n (clean) → strofinata

2. vt

a. (clean) → strofinare con lo spazzolone; (hands) → pulire con lo spazzolino
to scrub sth clean → pulire qc strofinandolo/a

b. (fam) (cancel) → annullare; (holiday, plan) → cancellare

scrub down vt + adv (room, wall) → pulire a fondo con lo spazzolone

scrub off vt + adv (mark, stain) → togliere strofinando

scrub up vi + adv (doctor) → lavarsi le mani

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scrub

(skrab) – past tense, past participle scrubbed – verb

1. to rub hard in order to clean. She's scrubbing the floor. skrop يَفْرُك жуля esfregar (vy)drhnout schrubben skure τρίβω, καθαρίζω τρίβοντας fregar bien, restregar küürima خراشيدن hangata frotter לְקַרצֵף मार्जन करना ribati sikál menggosok skrúbba, skúra lavare ごしごし洗う 문지르다 šveisti, trinti, grandyti berzt (ar suku u.tml.) menyental schrobbenskure, skrubbe, vaskeszorować پاکول esfregar a freca (cu peria) скрести, чистить drhnúť ribati ribati skura, skrubba ถูอย่างแรงเพื่อให้สะอาด ovmak, fırçalamak 刮洗 терти, шкребти ہاتھ رگڑ کر صاف کرنا lau chùi; cọ rửa 擦洗

2. to remove by scrubbing. She scrubbed the mess off the carpet. skrop يُزيل بالفَرْك изтърквам esfregar třením odstranit schrubben skure βγάζω, αφαιρώ τρίβοντας fregar puhtaks nühkima ساييدن hangata irti enlever en frottant לְהָסִיר साफ़ करना sastrugati (fel)súrol membersihkan dengan menggosok skrúbba pulire こすり取る 문질러 제거하다 šveisti noberzt; nospodrināt menyental afschrobben vaske, skrubbeszorować پاکول esfregar a scoate o pată счищать vydrhnúť drgniti oribati skrubba แปรง ovalayarak çıkarmak 刮除 зішкрібати; чистити щіткою رگڑ کر ہٹانا cọ sạch 擦掉

3. to cancel. We planned to go but had to scrub the idea. kanselleer يُلغي отменям pôr de lado zrušit aufgeben aflyse ακυρώνωcancelar loobuma لغو كردن peruuttaa annuler לְבַטֵל झाड़ी otkazati, odustati töröl membatalkan fresta annullare, disdire 取り消す 폐지하다 palaidoti, atsižadėti atteikties no; atcelt membatalkan laten varenavlysezrezygnować باطلول pôr de lado a anula отменять zrušiť preklicati odbaciti slopa, spola, skippa เลิกล้ม iptal etmek 取消 відмінити ردّ کرنا hủy bỏ 取消

noun

an act of scrubbing. skrop إلْغاء изтъркване esfregadela čištění das Schrubben skuring τρίψιμοfregado, lavado küürimine خراشيدگي hankaus récurageקרצוף झाड़-पोंछ, सफ़ाई ribanje súrolás penggosokan skrúbbun strofinata ごしごし洗い 문지름 šveitimas beršana kerja menyental het schrobben skuring szorowanie پاکی esfregadela frecat; frecare чистка drhnutie ribanje ribanje skurning, skrubbning การขัดถู ovma, fırçalama 刮洗(除) чищення щіткою رگڑنے ک عمل sự cọ rửa 擦洗

ˈscrubbing-brush noun

a brush with short stiff bristles for scrubbing. skropborsel فُرشاة للفَرْك твърда четка escova rejžák die Scheuerbürste skurebørste βούρτσα για τρίψιμο cepillo de fregar küürimishari خارزار juuresharja brosse dure (à récurer) מברשת झाड़ू četka za ribanje súrolókefe sikat lantai skrúbbur, bursti (spazzola dura) 洗いブラシ 문지르는 솔 šveistuvas asa suka berus penyental boenderskurebørste, skrubb szczotka do szorowania ازغى لرونكى escova perie dură (de frecat) жёсткая щётка kefa krtača za ribanje četka za ribanje skurborste แปรงขนสั้น tahta fırçası 硬毛刷 жорстка щітка, скребачка کپڑے وغیرہ گھسنے والا برش bàn chải cứng để cọ sàn 硬毛涮子

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scrub

→ يَحُكُّ drhnout skrubbe schrubben τρίβω με δύναμη fregar kuurata récurer izribati strofinare ごしごし洗う 북북 문대다 boenen skrubbe wyszorować esfregar скрести skrubba ถูทำความสะอาดอย่างแรง ovalamak kỳ cọ 擦

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scrub

v. limpiar, fregar, restregar;

___ nurse → enfermera de cirugía.

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