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Meaning of scrubbed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scrubbed

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.

adjective

Definitions

  1. With hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves.

  2. Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.