| Front | scrub |
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| Back | scrub verb, noun BrE /skrʌb/ NAmE /skrʌb/ verb verb forms word origin example bank (-bb-) 1 [transitive, intransitive] to clean sth by rubbing it hard, perhaps with a brush and usually with soap and water ~ sth/yourself I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor. He stepped into the shower and scrubbed himself all over. ~ sth/yourself down She scrubbed the counters down with bleach. ~ (at sth) The woman scrubbed at her face with a tissue. ~ sth/yourself + adj. Scrub the vegetables clean. 2 [transitive] ~ sth (informal) to cancel sth that you have arranged to do ˌscrub sthˈoff | scrub sth off sth to remove sth from the surface of an object by rubbing it hard with a brush, etc This treatment involves scrubbing off the top layer of dead skin. ˌscrub sthˈout to clean the inside of sth by rubbing it hard with a brush and usually with soap and water He scrubbed out the pans and left them to drain. ˌscrub ˈup (of a doctor, nurse, etc.) to wash your hands and arms before performing a medical operation noun word origin example bank 1 [singular] an act of scrubbing sth I've given the floor a good scrub. 2 [uncountable] small bushes and trees The bird disappeared into the scrub. 3 (also scrub•land) [uncountable] an area of dry land covered with small bushes and trees 4 scrubs [plural] (technical) the special clothes worn by surgeons when they are doing medical operations |
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