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scrub 1
(skrŭb)v. scrubbed, scrub·bing, scrubs
v.tr.
1.
a. To rub hard in order to clean: scrubbed the floor.
b. To remove (dirt or stains) by hard rubbing.
2. To remove impurities from (a gas) chemically.
3. Computers
a. To maintain the integrity of by finding and correcting errors: software that automatically scrubs stored data.
b. To erase in such a way as to render unrecoverable: scrubbed the laptop's hard drive to destroy incriminating evidence.
4. Slang To cancel or abandon; drop: We had to scrub our plans for vacation.
v.intr.
To clean or wash something by hard rubbing: Don't forget to scrub behind your ears.
n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. The act or an instance of scrubbing.
2. A preparation or product used in scrubbing.
scrub up
To wash the hands and arms thoroughly, as before performing or participating in surgery.
[Middle English shrubben, scrobben, to currycomb a horse, rub oneself, from Middle Dutch schrobben, to clean by rubbing, scrape; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
scrub′ba·ble adj.
scrub 2
(skrŭb)n.
1. Vegetation consisting chiefly of shrubs and small trees.
2. An area covered with such vegetation; shrubland.
3. A domestic animal that is feral or not purebred.
4. Slang A contemptible or incompetent person.
5. Sports A player not on the varsity or first team.
[Middle English, variant of shrub; see shrub1.]
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scrub
(skrʌb)vb, scrubs, scrubbing or scrubbed
1. to rub (a surface) hard, with or as if with a brush, soap, and water, in order to clean it
2. to remove (dirt), esp by rubbing with a brush and water
3. (Surgery) (foll by: up) (of a surgeon) to wash the hands and arms thoroughly before operating
4. (Chemical Engineering) (tr) to purify (a vapour or gas) by removing impurities
5. (tr) informal to delete or cancel
6. (Horse Racing) (intr) horse racing slang (of jockeys) to urge a horse forwards by moving the arms and whip rhythmically forwards and backwards alongside its neck
n
the act of or an instance of scrubbing
[C14: from Middle Low German schrubben, or Middle Dutch schrobben]
scrub
(skrʌb)n
1. (Physical Geography)
a. vegetation consisting of stunted trees, bushes, and other plants growing in an arid area
b. (as modifier): scrub vegetation.
2. (Physical Geography) an area of arid land covered with such vegetation
3. (Breeds)
a. an animal of inferior breeding or condition
b. (as modifier): a scrub bull.
4. a small or insignificant person
5. anything stunted or inferior
6. (General Sporting Terms) sport US and Canadian a player not in the first team
7. the scrub informal Austral a remote place, esp one where contact with people can be avoided
adj
8. small, stunted, or inferior
9. (General Sporting Terms) sport
a. (of a player) not in the first team
b. (of a team) composed of such players
c. (of a contest) between scratch or incomplete teams
[C16: variation of shrub1]
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scrub1
(skrʌb)v. scrubbed, scrub•bing,
n. v.t.
1. to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., in washing.
2. to remove (dirt, grime, etc.) from something by hard rubbing while washing.
3. to remove (impurities or undesirable components) from a gas by chemical means.
4. Informal. to cancel or postpone, as a rocket launch.
v.i. 5. to cleanse something by hard rubbing.
6. to cleanse one's hands and arms as a preparation for performing surgery (often fol. by up).
n. 7. an act or instance of scrubbing.
8. a cosmetic preparation used for scrubbing.
[1300–50; Middle English scrobben (n.) < Middle Dutch schrobben]
scrub′ba•ble, adj.
scrub2
(skrʌb)n.
1. low trees or shrubs collectively.
2. a large area covered with low trees and shrubs, as the Australian bush.
3. a domestic animal of mixed or inferior breeding; mongrel.
4. anything undersized or inferior.
5. Sports. a player who is not on the regular, or first-string, team.
adj. 6. small or stunted.
7. inferior or insignificant.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Scandinavian]
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scrub
Past participle: scrubbed
Gerund: scrubbing
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| Noun | 1. | scrub - dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" |
| 2. |  scrub - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water | |
| Verb | 1. | scrub - clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" holystone - scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck" |
| 2. | scrub - wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation" | |
| 3. | scrub - 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" | |
| Adj. | 1. | scrub - (of domestic animals) not selectively bred unimproved - not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing; "taxes on unimproved land are low"; "unimproved dirt roads" |
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scrub
verb
2. (Informal) cancel, drop, give up, abandon, abolish, forget about, call off, delete, do away with, discontinue The whole thing had to be scrubbed.
noun
1. undergrowth, brush, underwood, bracken, brambles, briars, underbrush, brushwood, underbush There is an area of scrub and woodland beside the railway.
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scrub
verb1. To rub hard in order to clean:
2. To remove (an outer layer or adherent matter) by rubbing a surface with considerable pressure:
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Translations
إلْغاءيَحُكُّيُزيل بالفَرْكيَفْرُكيُلغي
drhnouttřením odstranitzrušitčištění
aflyseskrubbeskureskuring
kuuratapensaikkoperua
izribati
súrolsúrolás
frestaskrúbbaskrúbba, skúraskrúbbun
ごしごし洗う
북북 문대다
grandytišveistuvasšveitimas
atceltatteikties noberšanaberztnoberzt
drhnúťdrhnutievytrhnúť
drgnitiribati
skrubba
ถูทำความสะอาดอย่างแรง
kỳ cọ
scrub
1 [skrʌb]A. N (Bot) (= undergrowth) → monte m bajo, maleza f; (= bushes) → matas fpl, matorrales mpl
B. CPD scrub fire N → incendio m de monte bajo
scrub
2 [skrʌb]A. N → fregado m, restregado m (esp LAm)
to give sth a (good) scrub → fregar or restregar algo (bien)
it needs a hard scrub → hay que fregarlo or restregarlo con fuerza
to give sth a (good) scrub → fregar or restregar algo (bien)
it needs a hard scrub → hay que fregarlo or restregarlo con fuerza
B. VT
scrub away VT + ADV [+ dirt] → quitar restregando; [+ stain] → quitar frotando
scrub off
A. VT + ADV [+ mark, stain] → quitar cepillando; [+ name] → tachar
B. VT + PREP → quitar de
scrub up VI + ADV [doctor, surgeon] → lavarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
scrub
[ˈskrʌb] n
(= clean) → nettoyage m (à la brosse)
The walls need a good scrub → Les murs ont besoin d'un bon nettoyage.
to give sth a scrub [+ floor, counter] → frotter qch; [+ pan] → frotter qch; [+ clothes, washing] → frotter qch
The walls need a good scrub → Les murs ont besoin d'un bon nettoyage.
to give sth a scrub [+ floor, counter] → frotter qch; [+ pan] → frotter qch; [+ clothes, washing] → frotter qch
(= cleanser) → exfoliant m
Before using the scrub, splash your face with tepid water → Avant d'utiliser l'exfoliant, passez-vous de l'eau tiède sur le visage. facial scrub, body scrub
Before using the scrub, splash your face with tepid water → Avant d'utiliser l'exfoliant, passez-vous de l'eau tiède sur le visage. facial scrub, body scrub
(= land) → broussailles fpl
vt
[+ floor] → passer au balai-brosse; [+ pan] → récurer; [+ clothes, washing] → frotter; [+ hands, arms] → frotter; [+ teeth] → brosser; [+ mussels, vegetables] → gratter
to scrub sth clean
The corridors are scrubbed clean → Les couloirs sont passés au balai-brosse.
to scrub sth clean
The corridors are scrubbed clean → Les couloirs sont passés au balai-brosse.
(= scrap) [+ idea, policy] → laisser tomber
vi → frotter
to scrub at sth [+ pan, basin, face] → frotter qch
to scrub at sth [+ pan, basin, face] → frotter qch
scrub down
vt sep [+ floor, room, walls] → passer au balai-brosse
[+ person] → frictionner
[+ horse] → bouchonner
scrub off
vt sep [+ dirt, stain] → frotterscrub out
vt sep [+ pan, sink, bath] → récurerscrub up
vi [doctor, nurse] → se désinfecter les mainsscrubbing brush n (British) → balai-brosse fscrub brush n (US) → balai-brosse mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scrub
1scrub
2n → Schrubben nt no pl; to give something a scrub/a good scrub → etw schrubben/gründlich abschrubben
vt → schrubben, scheuern; vegetables → putzen; (inf: = cancel) → abblasen (inf); idea → abschreiben (inf); to scrub oneself all over → sich von oben bis unten abschrubben; to scrub off a dirty mark → einen Schmutzfleck wegschrubben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
scrub
1 [skrʌb] n (brushwood) → macchiascrub
2 [skrʌb]1. n (clean) → strofinata
2. vt
a. (clean) → strofinare con lo spazzolone; (hands) → pulire con lo spazzolino
to scrub sth clean → pulire qc strofinandolo/a
to scrub sth clean → pulire qc strofinandolo/a
b. (fam) (cancel) → annullare; (holiday, plan) → cancellare
scrub down vt + adv (room, wall) → pulire a fondo con lo spazzolone
scrub off vt + adv (mark, stain) → togliere strofinando
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scrub
(skrab) – past tense, past participle scrubbed – verb1. to rub hard in order to clean. She's scrubbing the floor.
2. to remove by scrubbing. She scrubbed the mess off the carpet.
3. to cancel. We planned to go but had to scrub the idea.
noun an act of scrubbing.
ˈscrubbing-brush noun a brush with short stiff bristles for scrubbing.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
scrub
→ يَحُكُّ drhnout skrubbe schrubben τρίβω με δύναμη fregar kuurata récurer izribati strofinare ごしごし洗う 북북 문대다 boenen skrubbe wyszorować esfregar скрести skrubba ถูทำความสะอาดอย่างแรง ovalamak kỳ cọ 擦Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
scrub
v. limpiar, fregar, restregar;
___ nurse → enfermera de cirugía.
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