Definition of SCRUB

scrub

Plural: scrubs

Noun

  • dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
  • the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
  • A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
  • Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
  • One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.
  • One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
  • One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
  • One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
  • A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game mechanics or even accusing the other players of cheating.
  • An instance of scrubbing.
  • A cancellation.
  • A worn-out brush.
  • One who scrubs.
  • That which scrubs.
  • That which scrubs.
  • An exfoliant for the body.
  • Clothing worn while performing surgery.
  • Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
  • Informal attire or dress code; morning dress

Verb

Verb Forms: scrubbed, scrubbing, scrubs

  • To rub hard in order to clean something.
  • clean with hard rubbing
    • "She scrubbed his back"
  • wash thoroughly
    • "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
  • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
    • "we had to scrub our vacation plans"
  • To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
  • To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
  • To be diligent and penurious
  • To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
  • To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
  • To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
  • To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.

Adjective Satellite

  • (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

Adj

  • Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

Examples

  • Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather.
  • He had to SCRUB his initial strategy after drawing a terrible rack of letters.
  • oak scrub
  • The street segment data from the National Post Office will need to be scrubbed before it can be integrated into our system.
  • to scrub a floor
  • to scrub hard for a living
  • to scrub your fingernails
  • Wow, she really scored 0? What a scrub!

Origin / Etymology

Late Middle English in the sense of "stunted tree," a variant of shrub, possibly under Old Norse influence.

Synonyms

bush, call off, cancel, chaparral, scour, scouring, scratch, scrub up, scrubbing, seek, surgical gown

Scrabble Score: 9

scrub: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
scrub: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scrub: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

scrub: valid Words With Friends Word