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scrub is the dictionary form of scrubing Definition of scrub
scrub has definitions from the fields of botany,surgery
1
[ verb ] clean with hard rubbing

Synonyms

scour

Examples

"She scrubbed his back"

2
[ verb ] (surgery) wash thoroughly; of surgeons before an operation

Synonyms

scrub_up

3
[ noun ] (botany) dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

Synonyms

bush chaparral

4
[ adjective ] (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
5
[ adjective ] of inferior or mixed breed

Synonyms

mixed mongrel underbred cur

Examples

"a cur dog" "an underbred dog"

6
[ noun ] the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

Synonyms

scouring scrubbing

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