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Meaning of scrubbing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scrubbing

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.

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of cleaning in which something is scrubbed.

  2. The removal of impurities from gas.