scrub
🇺🇸
/skrʌb/
🇬🇧
/skrʌb/
verb
R
to clean by rubbing hard with a brush and soap
Scrub the floor to remove dirt.
R
to cancel a plan or event
We had to scrub our picnic because of rain.
noun
R
the act of cleaning by rubbing hard
The floor needs a good scrub.
R
small bushes and trees
Animals hide in the scrub.
R
an area covered with small bushes
We walked through dry scrub.
R
clothes worn by doctors during surgery
The doctor put on clean scrub.
translation
to clean by rubbing hard with a brush and soap; to cancel a plan or event
the act of cleaning by rubbing hard; small bushes and trees; an area covered with small bushes; clothes worn by doctors during surgery
Word Forms
Past
scrubbed
3rd Present
scrubs
Progressive
scrubbing
Perfect
scrubbed
Plural
scrubs