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To rub or scour something with force, typically to clean or polish it
“Scrub it hard to remove the stubborn stains.”
To clean, especially with force
“To season a new carbon steel wok, scrub it with detergent to remove the factory oil.”
To wash or bathe oneself or someone else
“Every town had its bathing establishments, where you could not only scrub yourself clean, but also get shaved, or eat and drink.”
To cancel, revert or abandon an activity or action
“I may have to scrub the whole thing and revert to the previous version.”
To make smooth, glossy or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding
To edit out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable content from a publication
To remove or wear away by friction
To carry out spring-cleaning on (a room, a house, etc)
To stop or end the progress of
To brush off or away, typically dirt or litter
To apply a substance to a surface
To fix, correct, revise or improve (a text or document)
To put right
Vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or stunted forest growth
“Barren trees, dry scrub, and leaf-scattered ground make up the rural landscape of Virginia in December.”
An undersized or stunted plant, animal or person
“And now they would send Hubert to college, that puny little scrub of a boy!”
Medical clothing, especially those worn while performing surgery
“It had nothing to do with the unfamiliar bed, the sounds of the storm raging outside, or the fact that she was still wearing her scrub.”
(slang) A guy that thinks he's fly, and is also known as a buster
“And no, I don't want no scrub. A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me.”
An act or process of immersing and washing one's body in the water
An area of open uncultivated land
Errand boy or girl
A newcomer
A thorough cleaning, or an act of doing so
A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority
An act or sound of scraping, grinding or grating
Regions, districts and small settlements outside large urban areas
An act of rubbing something
Prevented from growing or developing
Short and thickset in stature or build
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