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   scrub

   /skrəb/

   verb

   • 1. rub (someone or something) hard so as to clean them, typically with a brush and water: "he had to scrub the floor" Similar scourrubbrushspongeswabcleancleansewashwipe
   • ▪ remove dirt by rubbing hard: "it took ages to scrub off the muck"
   • ▪ thoroughly clean one's hands and arms, especially before performing surgery: "the doctor scrubbed up and put on a protective gown"
   • ▪ cancel or abandon (something): "they aren't going to want to scrub the mission" Similar abolishscrapthrow outabandondropdo away withgive updiscontinuetake awaystopput an end tocancelcall offeliminatecutjettisondiscardforget (about)abortinformal:axeditchdumpjunkOpposite keeprestore
   • ▪ remove impurities from (gas or vapor).
   • ▪ (of a rider) rub the arms and legs urgently on a horse's neck and flanks to urge it to move faster.

   noun

   • 1. an act of scrubbing something or someone: "give the floor a good scrub"
   • 2. a semiabrasive cosmetic lotion applied to the face or body in order to cleanse the skin: "don't use facial scrubs if your skin is sensitive"
   • 3. another term for scrub suit informal

   Word Origin late 16th century: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schrobben, schrubben.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scrubbable adjective

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