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scrub

/skrəb/

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noun
dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
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bush chaparral

type of:
botany flora vegetation
verb
wash thoroughly
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"surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"

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scrub up

type of:
wash lave
noun
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
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scouring scrubbing

type of:
cleansing cleanup cleaning
verb
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
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"we had to scrub our vacation plans"

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call off cancel scratch
verb
clean with hard rubbing
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"She scrubbed his back"

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scour

type of:
rub
adjective
(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
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unimproved

Examples of scrub

"surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
"we had to scrub our vacation plans"
"She scrubbed his back"