American English pronunciation
How to pronounce scrub
IPA transcription: [sk'ɹʌb]
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Noun
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dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
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the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
Verb
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postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
“Call off the engagement”
“cancel the dinner party”
“we had to scrub our vacation plans”
“scratch that meeting--the chair is ill”
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clean with hard rubbing
“She scrubbed his back”
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wash thoroughly
“surgeons must scrub prior to an operation”
Adjective
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(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
Usage examples
- There goes another scrub lady.
- Bluebonnets will also inhabit open grassy plains, scrub, and trees bordering watercourses.
- Species of note include the Florida scrub jay and the endangered gopher tortoise.
- The ideal scrub is said to be blackthorn, hawthorn, bramble and gorse.
- The most intact area is the Hardy's Scrub section of the reserve.
- The surgeon scrubbed up before commencing the operation.
- In rebreathers the scrubber is a part of the breathing loop.
- A man and women in orange on the floor scrubbing.
- The surgeon scrubbed up before commencing the operation.
- The vegetation is mostly creosote bush and desert wash scrub.