Scrub

English Meaning

To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.

1. To rub hard in order to clean.
2. To remove (dirt or stains) by hard rubbing.
3. To remove impurities from (a gas) chemically.
4. Slang To cancel or abandon; drop: We had to scrub our plans for vacation.
5. To clean or wash something by hard rubbing: Don't forget to scrub behind your ears.
6. The act or an instance of scrubbing.
7. The articles of clothing that make up a scrub suit.
8. scrub up To wash the hands and arms thoroughly, as before performing or participating in surgery.
9. A straggly, stunted tree or shrub.
10. A growth or tract of stunted vegetation.
11. An undersized or poorly developed domestic animal.
12. An undersized or insignificant person.
13. Sports A player not on the varsity or first team.
14. Australian Remote rural land; the bush.