SCRUB (scrubbed, scrubbing)

Pronunciation (US):

• SCRUB (noun)
  The noun SCRUB has 2 senses:

1. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
2. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

  Familiarity information: SCRUB used as a noun is rare.

• SCRUB (adjective)
  The adjective SCRUB has 1 sense:

1. (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

  Familiarity information: SCRUB used as an adjective is very rare.

• SCRUB (verb)
  The verb SCRUB has 3 senses:

1. clean with hard rubbing
2. wash thoroughly
3. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

  Familiarity information: SCRUB used as a verb is uncommon.

• SCRUB (noun)

Meaning:

Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

chaparral; scrub; bush

Hypernyms ("scrub" is a kind of...):

botany; flora; vegetation (all the plant life in a particular region or period)

Meaning:

The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

scrubbing; scouring; scrub

Hypernyms ("scrub" is a kind of...):

cleaning; cleansing; cleanup (the act of making something clean)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scrub"):

mopping; swabbing (cleaning with a mop)

• SCRUB (adjective)

Meaning:

(of domestic animals) not selectively bred

Similar:

unimproved (not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing)

• SCRUB (verb)

Meaning:

Clean with hard rubbing

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

scrub; scour

Context example:

She scrubbed his back

Hypernyms (to "scrub" is one way to...):

rub (move over something with pressure)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scrub"):

holystone (scrub with a holystone)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs scrub the vegetables

Meaning:

Wash thoroughly

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

scrub up; scrub

Context example:

surgeons must scrub prior to an operation

Hypernyms (to "scrub" is one way to...):

lave; wash (cleanse (one's body) with soap and water)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Meaning:

Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

call off; cancel; scrub; scratch

Context examples:

Call off the engagement / cancel the dinner party / we had to scrub our vacation plans / scratch that meeting--the chair is ill

"Scrub" entails doing...:

schedule (make a schedule; plan the time and place for events)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something