scrub
noun
1. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
Similar word(s): bush, chaparral
Definition categories: group, botany, flora, vegetation
2. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
Similar word(s): scouring, scrubbing
Definition categories: act, cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
Sentences with scrub as a noun:
- You are such a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes you put the used food on your face!
verb
1. clean with hard rubbing
- She scrubbed his back
Similar word(s): scour
Definition categories: contact, rub
2. wash thoroughly
- surgeons must scrub prior to an operation
Definition categories: body, lave, wash
3. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
Similar word(s): cancel, scratch
Definition categories: social
Sentences with scrub as a verb:
- Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather.
- The street segment data from the National Post Office will need to be scrubbed before it can be integrated into our system.