Scrubbed

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scrub \Scrub\ (skr[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrubbed}
     (skr[u^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrubbing}.] [OE. scrobben,
     probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skrubbe, Sw.
     skrubba, D. schrobben, LG. schrubben.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scrubbed \Scrub"bed\ (skr[u^]b"b[e^]d), a.
     Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scrub
       adj : (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
       n 1: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn:
             {chaparral}, {bush}]
       2: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and
          soap and water [syn: {scrubbing}, {scouring}]
       v 1: clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" [syn: {scour}]
       2: wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
          [syn: {scrub up}]
       [also: {scrubbing}, {scrubbed}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scrubbed
       adj : made clean by scrubbing; "fresh-scrubbed floors"; "boys with
             scrubbed necks and faces"

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scrubbed
       See {scrub}