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Meaning of
scrub
in English
scrub
us
//skrʌb//
uk
//skrʌb//
#common
Past Tense
scrubbed
Participle Verb
scrubbing
Third Person Singular
scrubs
Definitions
Noun
thicket
of
poor
quality
plants
inferior
vegetation
in
poor
soil
low-quality
livestock
(
no
specific
breed
)
The
farmer
separated
the
scrub
from
the
healthy
animals
.
dense
undergrowth
;
brush
The
hikers
had
to
navigate
through
the
dense
scrub
to
reach
the
summit
.
medical
uniform
(
shirt
and
pants
)
The
nurse
wore
a
fresh
scrub
to
work
every
day
.
low-quality
livestock
(
inferior
breed
or
size
)
The
farmer
sold
the
scrub
to
a
nearby
slaughterhouse
.
surgical
clothing
(
medical
use
);
worn
during
operations
The
doctor
changed
into
a
scrub
before
entering
the
operating
room
.
Verb
to
create
scratching
sounds
(
in
audio
editing
)
The
audio
engineer
had
to
scrub
the
recording
to
remove
the
noise
.
to
adjust
play
position
(
on
a
media
system
)
You
can
scrub
through
the
video
to
find
the
exact
moment
.
to
clean
by
rubbing
(
coarsely
or
roughly
)
She
used
a
brush
to
scrub
the
dirty
floor
thoroughly
.
to
cancel
a
planned
event
or
activity
The
concert
was
scrubbed
due
to
the
bad
weather
.
Compounds / Phrases
scrubboard
scrubwoman
scrubwomen
scrub out
