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scrub

Pronunciation:/skɹʌb/

noun

Definitions

  1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.

  2. One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.

    Example: What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!

  3. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant

    Example: oak scrub

  4. (stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

scrub

Pronunciation:/skɹʌb/

noun

Definitions

  1. An instance of scrubbing.

  2. A cancellation.

  3. A worn-out brush.

  4. One who scrubs.

verb

Definitions

  1. 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

    Example: to scrub a floor

  2. To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour

  3. To be diligent and penurious

    Example: to scrub hard for a living

  4. To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.

    Example: Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather.