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scab

British pronunciation/skˈæb/
American pronunciation/ˈskæb/
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[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to form a scab, a crust of dry blood that forms over a wound as it recovers

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2

take the place of work of someone on strike

synonyms : blackleg
fink
rat
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Scab
[NOUN]
1

the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion

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2

someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

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Examples
1We got scabs.
2What are scabs?
3What are scabs again?
4Remove the scab.
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