I.
noun
1 small trees growing in a dry area
ADJECTIVE
▪ desert
▪
miles of desert ~
▪ low
▪
The vegetation consisted of low ~.
▪ dense , thick
… OF SCRUB
▪ patch
▪
The horses stood near a patch of ~.
VERB + SCRUB
▪ be covered in , be overgrown with
▪
The mountain was covered in ~.
2 cleaning
ADJECTIVE
▪ good
▪
I gave the table a good ~.
VERB + SCRUB
▪ give sb/sth
SCRUB + NOUN
▪ brush ( AmE ) ( scrubbing brush in BrE )
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ furiously , vigorously
▪ thoroughly
▪ away , down , out
▪
Josh was scrubbing out the fish tank.
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
She scrubbed at the child's face with a tissue.
▪ from , off
▪
He scrubbed the blood from his shoes.
PHRASES
▪ freshly scrubbed
▪
his freshly scrubbed face
▪ ~ sth clean
▪
The table had been scrubbed clean.
Scrub is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bathroom , ↑ floor