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to scrub
01
to clean a surface by rubbing it very hard using a brush, etc.
Transitive: to scrub a surface
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
scrub
3rd person singular
scrubs
Present participle
scrubbing
Past simple
scrubbed
Past participle
scrubbed
Examples
She scrubs the bathtub to remove soap scum and stains.
02
to cancel or stop a planned activity or event
Transitive: to scrub a plan
Examples
They had to scrub the meeting due to scheduling conflicts.
03
to wash your hands and arms very carefully
Transitive: to scrub one's hands
Examples
The doctor scrubbed her hands before the surgery.
Scrub
01
vigorous cleaning by friction
Examples
They gave the floor a good scrub before the guests arrived.
02
a cosmetic preparation applied to remove dead skin cells
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
scrubs
Examples
I bought a new scrub for body care.
03
dense, low-growing vegetation made up of stunted trees or bushes
Examples
The hikers struggled through the thick scrub.
scrub
01
referring to animals of undistinguished or unimproved lineage
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
scrubbiest
Comparative
scrubber
gradable
Examples
The farm kept a few scrub cows for milk.
Lexical Tree
scrubber
scrubbing
scrub
