I. ˈskrəb noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of schrobbe, schrubbe shrub — more at shrub
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : a stunted tree or shrub
b. : vegetation consisting chiefly of scrubs
c. : a tract covered with scrub
2. : a domestic animal of mixed or unknown parentage and usually inferior conformation : mongrel
3. : a person of insignificant size or standing
4. : a player not belonging to the first string
II. verb
( scrubbed ; scrub·bing )
Etymology: of Low German or Scandinavian origin; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch schrubben to scrub, Swedish skrubba
Date: circa 1595
transitive verb
1.
a.
(1) : to clean with hard rubbing : scour
(2) : to remove by scrubbing
b. : to subject to friction : rub
2. : wash 6c(2)
3. : cancel , eliminate
scrubbed the flight because of bad weather
intransitive verb
1. : to use hard rubbing in cleaning
2. : to prepare for performing surgery by scrubbing oneself
• scrub·ba·ble ˈskrə-bə-bəl adjective
III. noun
Date: 1621
1. : an act or instance of scrubbing ; especially : cancellation
2.
a. : one that scrubs
b. : a powerful and especially cosmetic cleanser
3. plural : loose-fitting clothing worn by hospital staff
surgical scrub s