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scrub

UK/skɹʌb/ US/skɹʊb/ fairly common slang us
verb (2) noun (2) adjective (1)

verb

1.

clean with hard rubbing

  • “She scrubbed his back”
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2.

wash thoroughly

  • “surgeons must scrub prior to an operation”
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noun

1.

dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

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2.

the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

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adjective

1.

(of domestic animals) not selectively bred

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Origin

Late Middle English shrobbe in the sense of "stunted tree," a variant of shrub, from Old English scrybb. Doublet of shrub.

Phrases

  • brigalow scrub
  • bug scrub
  • Gum Scrub
  • hand scrub
  • scrub baseball
  • scrub bird
  • scrub board
  • scrub brush
  • scrub dasher
  • scrub down
  • scrub game
  • scrub in

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