(~s, ~bing, ~bed)
1.
If you ~ something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water.
Surgeons began to ~ their hands and arms with soap and water before operating...
The corridors are ~bed clean.
VERB: V n, be V-ed adj
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Scrub is also a noun.
The walls needed a good ~.
N-SING: a N
2.
If you ~ dirt or stains off something, you remove them by rubbing hard.
I started to ~ off the dirt...
Matthew ~bed 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 ~ and woodland.
N-UNCOUNT