Scrub

noun
skrəb

Adjective

  • (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

Noun

  • dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

    Similar:BushChaparral
    Type of:BotanyFloraVegetation

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

    Similar:ScouringScrubbing
    Type of:CleansingCleanupCleaning

Verb

  • wash thoroughly

    “surgeons must scrub prior to an operation”

    Type of:WashLave

  • clean with hard rubbing

    “She scrubbed his back”

    Similar:Scour
    Type of:Rub

  • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

    “we had to scrub our vacation plans”

    Similar:CancelScratch

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