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Definitions for Scrub

[1] to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
[2] to subject to friction; rub.
[3] to remove (dirt, grime, etc.) from something by hard rubbing while washing.
[4] Chemistry . to remove (impurities or undesirable components) from a gas by chemical means, as sulfur dioxide from smokestack gas or carbon dioxide from exhaled air in life-support packs.
[5] to cancel or postpone (a space flight or part of a mission): Ground control scrubbed the spacewalk.
[6] Slang . to do away with; cancel: Scrub your vacation plans—there's work to do!
[7] to cleanse something by hard rubbing.
[8] to cleanse one's hands and arms as a preparation to performing or assisting in surgery (often followed by up ).
[9] an act or instance of scrubbing.
[10] a canceled or postponed space flight, launching, scheduled part of a space mission, etc.
[11] something, as a cosmetic preparation, used for scrubbing.
[12] low trees or shrubs collectively.
[13] a large area covered with low trees and shrubs, as the Australian bush.
[14] a domestic animal of mixed or inferior breeding; mongrel.
[15] a small or insignificant person.
[16] anything undersized or inferior.
[17] Sports . a player not belonging to the varsity or regular team; a player who is not first-string.
[18] small, undersized, or stunted.
[19] inferior or insignificant.
[20] abounding in or covered with low trees and shrubs: They rode through scrub country.
[21] to rub (a surface) hard, with or as if with a brush, soap, and water, in order to clean it
[22] to remove (dirt), esp by rubbing with a brush and water
[23] (intr foll by up ) (of a surgeon) to wash the hands and arms thoroughly before operating
[24] (tr) to purify (a vapour or gas) by removing impurities
[25] (tr) informal to delete or cancel
[26] (intr) horse racing slang (of jockeys) to urge a horse forwards by moving the arms and whip rhythmically forwards and backwards alongside its neck
[27] the act of or an instance of scrubbing
[28] vegetation consisting of stunted trees, bushes, and other plants growing in an arid area (as modifier ) scrub vegetation
[29] an area of arid land covered with such vegetation
[30] an animal of inferior breeding or condition (as modifier ) a scrub bull
[31] a small or insignificant person
[32] anything stunted or inferior
[33] sport , US and Canadian a player not in the first team
[34] the scrub Australian informal a remote place, esp one where contact with people can be avoided
[35] small, stunted, or inferior
[36] sport , US and Canadian (of a player) not in the first team (of a team) composed of such players (of a contest) between scratch or incomplete teams

Words related to Scrub

rub, mop, wash, brush, cleanse, scour, abort, polish, abrade, buff, abandon, delete, drop, discontinue, abolish

Words nearby Scrub

scrounge, scrounge around, scrounge up, scroungy, scrovegni chapel, scrub, scrub bird, scrub brush, scrub fowl, scrub jay, scrub nurse

Origin of Scrub

21350–1400; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare dialectal Danish skrub brushwood; see shrub1

Other words from Scrub

scrub·ba·ble , adjective
non·scrub·ba·ble , adjective

Word origin for Scrub

C16: variation of shrub 1

Synonyms for Scrub

brush, cleanse, mop, rub, scour, wash, abrade, buff, polish