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- Dictionaryscrub/skrʌb/
verb
- 1. rub (someone or something) hard so as to clean them, typically with a brush and water: "he had to scrub the floor" Similar
- 2. cancel or abandon (something): informal "the first two races had to be scrubbed because of blustery winds and rough seas" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of scrubbing something or someone: "give the floor a good scrub"
- 2. a semi-abrasive cosmetic lotion applied to the face or body in order to cleanse the skin: "don't use facial scrubs if your skin is sensitive"
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Jul 1, 2012 · the act of rubbing something hard in order to clean it, especially using a stiff brush, soap, and water: Kids, give your hands a good scrub and come and get your dinner!
The meaning of SCRUB is a stunted tree or shrub. How to use scrub in a sentence.
scrubs, a uniform, durably designed for frequent washing and sanitizing, usually consisting of pants and a loose-fitting top, worn by doctors, nurses, and other medical staff, especially during surgery: nursing scrubs.
If you scrub something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water.
When you scrub something, you wash it forcefully. You might scrub your dirty bathtub with a brush and some bleach, for example. When you scrub your floor, you use elbow grease — in other words, you work hard to get the floor clean.
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.
Scrub your computer’s hard drive before you sell or donate it. to delete (negative or damaging online content relating to someone or something) so as to erase it from public record or social media:
