SCRUB


Meaning of SCRUB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ skrʌb ]

( scrubs, scrubbing, scrubbed)

1.

If you scrub something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water.

Surgeons began to scrub their hands and arms with soap and water before operating...

The corridors are scrubbed clean.

VERB : V n , be V-ed adj

Scrub is also a noun.

The walls needed a good scrub.

N-SING : a N

2.

If you scrub dirt or stains off something, you remove them by rubbing hard.

I started to scrub off the dirt...

Matthew scrubbed the coal dust from his face.

VERB : V n with off/away , V n prep

3.

Scrub consists of low trees and bushes, especially in an area that has very little rain.

...an area of scrub and woodland.

N-UNCOUNT

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