4 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 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]: scrubbing n : the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water [syn: {scrub}, {scouring}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: scrubbing See {scrub}
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