scrubbing

Plural: scrubbings

Noun

• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
• The action of the verb to scrub
• An act of cleaning in which something is scrubbed.
• The removal of impurities from gas.

Verb

• clean with hard rubbing
• wash thoroughly
• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
• present participle and gerund of scrub

Synonyms

call off, cancel, scour, scouring, scratch, scrub, scrub up

Related Words

scrub, scrubbed