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scrub1 /skrub/ transitive verb (scrubbˈing; scrubbed)- To rub hard
- To wash or clean by hard rubbing, eg with a stiff brush
- To purify (gas-making)
- To cancel, abandon (plans, etc) (informal)
intransitive verb- To use a scrubbing-brush
- To make a rapid to-and-fro movement as if scrubbing
- (of jockeys) to make a similar movement with the arms over a horse's neck to urge it forward (horse-racing sl)
noun- An act of scrubbing
- A slightly abrasive skin cleansing lotion
- A worn or short-bristled brush or broom
- A drudge
- (in pl) the clothes worn by a surgeon, etc while performing or assisting at an operation
ORIGIN: Perh obs Du schrubben, or a corresponding lost OE word scrubbˈer noun - Someone or something that scrubs
- An apparatus for freeing gas from tar, ammonia, and hydrogen-sulphur combinations
- Any device that filters out impurities
- An unattractive woman, or one with loose morals (slang)
scrubbˈing noun scrubbˈing-board noun A washboard scrubbˈing-brush noun A brush with short stiff bristles for scrubbing floors, etc scrub round (informal) - To cancel
- To ignore intentionally
scrub up (of a surgeon, etc) to wash the hands and arms thoroughly before performing or assisting at an operation scrub up well To be capable of rendering one's usual appearance more respectable or attractive when necessary scrub2 /skrub/ noun- A stunted tree
- Stunted trees and shrubs collectively
- Brushwood
- Country covered with bushes or low trees, esp the Australian evergreen xerophytic dwarf forest or bush of eucalyptus, acacia, etc
- Hence, a remote place, far from civilization (Aust informal)
- An undersized or inferior animal, esp one of indefinite breed
- A player in a second or inferior team (N American)
- A team of inferior players, or one with too few players (N American)
- An insignificant or undersized person
- Anything small or insignificant
adjective- Insignificant
- Undersized
- (of a team) improvised, hastily got together for the occasion (N American)
- (of a player) in a second or inferior team (N American)
ORIGIN: A variant of shrub1 scrubbˈed adjective (Shakespeare) Stunted scrubbˈer noun (Aust) An animal that has run wild scrubbˈy adjective - Covered with scrub
- Stunted
- Insignificant
scrub bird noun An elusive wren-like Australian bird (genus Atrichornis) scrubˈland noun An area covered with scrub scrub rider noun (esp Aust) A person who looks for cattle that stray into the scrub scrub turkey or scrub fowl noun A type of ground-living bird of the Australian scrub, a mound-builder scrub typhus noun A typhus-like disease caused by a parasitic microorganism and transmitted by a mite to humans (also called tsutsugamushi disease) the Scrubs An informal name for Wormwood Scrubs, an English prison |