SCRUB UP WELL

Meaning of SCRUB UP WELL in English

Brit. informal (of a person) look good after making a deliberate effort.

→ scrounge something up

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SCRUB UP WELL — Vrb phrs. To dress up smartly and clean, in comparison to normally. E.g."Dont worry about me showing you up, I …
Slang English vocab
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCRUB — I. ˈskrəb noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, alteration of schrobbe, shrobbe shrub — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCRUB — (n.) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
SCRUB — ( n. ) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WELL — well 1 /wel/ , adv., adj., compar. better , superl. best , interj., n. adv. 1. in a good or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCRUB — scrub 1 — scrubbable , adj. /skrub/ , v. , scrubbed, scrubbing , n. v.t. 1. to rub hard with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WELL — I. ˈwel noun Etymology: Middle English welle, from Old English; akin to Old English weallan to bubble, boil, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCRUB — I. ˈskrəb noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, alteration of schrobbe, schrubbe shrub — more at shrub Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
SCRUB — noun a worn-out brush. 2. scrub ·noun something small and mean. 3. scrub ·adj mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby. 4. scrub …
Webster English vocab
SCRUB — [scrub] n, often attrib [ME, alter. of schrobbe shrub--more at shrub] (14c) 1 a: a stunted tree or shrub b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCRUB — scrub BrE AmE skrʌb ▷ scrubbed skrʌbd ▷ scrubbing ˈskrʌb ɪŋ ▷ scrubs skrʌbz ▶ ˈ scrubbing brush, ˈ scrub …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCRUB — / skrʌb; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -bb- ) 1. scrub sth (down) | scrub (at sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL — I. well 1 S1 W1 /wel/ BrE AmE adverb ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCRUB — I. scrub 1 /skrʌb/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle scrubbed , present participle scrubbing ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WELL — adv., adj., & int. --adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCRUB — n. 1 a vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or stunted forest growth. b an area of land covered with this. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCRUB — v. & n. --v. (scrubbed, scrubbing) 1 tr. rub hard so as to clean, esp. with a hard brush. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WELL — adv., adj., & int. adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCRUB — n. 1 a vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or stunted forest growth. b an area of land covered with this. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WELL — 1. adv., adj., & int. --adv. (better, best) 1. in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the …
Oxford English vocab
SCRUB — 1. v. & n. --v. (scrubbed, scrubbing) 1. tr. rub hard so as to clean, esp. with a hard brush. …
Oxford English vocab
WELL — I. DISCOURSE USES /wel/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Well' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCRUB — ( scrubs, scrubbing, scrubbed) 1. If you scrub something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCRUB — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES facial scrub scrubbing brush sweep/scrub sth clean (= use a brush to clean something …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCRUB — (CLEAN) [verb] -bb- - to rub (something) hard in order to clean it, esp. using a stiff brush, soap and …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WELL — n. as well as well as ne'er do well well behaved well being well bred well conditioned well developed well …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SCRUB — I. noun 1 small trees growing in a dry area ADJECTIVE ▪ desert ▪ miles of desert ~ ▪ low …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
WELL — n. 25B6; adverb please behave well : SATISFACTORILY, nicely, correctly, properly, fittingly, suitably, appropriately. they get on well together : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WELL — adv. 1 satisfactorily, sufficiently, adequately, agreeably, nicely, (well) enough, Colloq OK or okay Alan is doing well these days 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WELL — I adjective BAD : Everything was well until somebody came and sat in the seat next to mine. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WELL — I 1. сущ. 1) а) родник б) перен. источник, кладезь (чего-л.) She was a well of quotations. ≈ Она была …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WELL — _I 1. wel n 1. колодец 2. 1> родник, ключ; источник ( особ. минеральный ) 2> водоём 3> pl минеральные …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WELL — 1) колодец 2) источник 3) водоём 4) скважина 5) зумпф; отстойник 6) металлоприёмник ( шахтной печи ) 7) метал. горн …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WELL — 1) колодец 2) источник 3) водоём 4) скважина 5) зумпф; отстойник 6) металлоприёмник (шахтной печи) 7) метал. горн 8) строит. шахта (напр. лифта) 9) углубление 10) возд. ниша; отсек 11) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WELL — well I 1. сущ.1) а) родник б) перен. источник, кладезь (чего-л.) She was a well of quotations. — Она была …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SCRUB — scrub I 1. сущ.1) а) невысокий кустарник, низкая поросль; низкорослая, чахлая растительность; тж. местность, покрытая такой растительностью Syn: bushes, shrubs …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WELL — _I 1. wel n 1. колодец 2. 1> родник, ключ; источник ( особ. минеральный ) 2> водоём 3> pl минеральные …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WELL — I 1. сущ. 1) а) родник б) перен. источник, кладезь ( чего-л. ) She was a well of quotations. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UP
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SCRUB — I 1. сущ. 1) а) невысокий кустарник, низкая поросль; низкорослая, чахлая растительность; тж. местность, покрытая такой растительностью Syn: bushes , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WELL — I 1. сущ. 1) а) родник б) перен. источник, кладезь (чего-л.) She was a well of quotations. — Она была ходячей энциклопедией знаменитых выражений. Syn: source, origin 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SCRUB — I 1. сущ. 1) а) невысокий кустарник, низкая поросль; низкорослая, чахлая растительность; тж. местность, покрытая такой растительностью Syn: bushes, shrubs б) перен. растительность на лице; жесткие …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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