scrub¹ /skrub/

1. To rub hard
2. To wash or clean by hard rubbing, eg with a stiff brush
3. To purify (gas-making)
4. To cancel, abandon (plans, etc) (informal)

1. To use a scrubbing-brush
2. To make a rapid to-and-fro movement as if scrubbing
3. (of jockeys) to make a similar movement with the arms over a horse's neck to urge it forward (horse-racing sl)

1. An act of scrubbing
2. A slightly abrasive skin cleansing lotion
3. A worn or short-bristled brush or broom
4. A drudge
5. (in pl) the clothes worn by a surgeon, etc while performing or assisting at an operation

scrubbˈer noun

1. Someone or something that scrubs
2. An apparatus for freeing gas from tar, ammonia, and hydrogen-sulphur combinations
3. Any device that filters out impurities
4. 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)

1. To cancel
2. 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

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