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31scrub — 1. v. & n. v. (scrubbed, scrubbing) 1 tr. rub hard so as to clean, esp. with a hard brush. 2 intr. use a brush in this way. 3 intr. (often foll. by up) (of a surgeon etc.) thoroughly clean the hands and arms by scrubbing, before operating. 4 tr.… …
32scrub — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to rub something hard, especially with a stiff brush in order to clean it: She was down on her hands and knees scrubbing the floor. (+ at): Tom scrubbed at the stain but it wouldn t come out. 2 (T) informal to decide not to do… …
33scrub — 1. adjective /skɹʌb/ Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby. How solitary, how scrub, does this town look! Walpole. 2. noun /skɹʌb/ a) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. We should go there in as proper a manner possible; nor… …
34scrub — {{11}}scrub (n.) brush, shrubs, late 14c., low, stunted tree, variant of shrobbe (see SHRUB (Cf. shrub)), perhaps influenced by a Scandinavian word (Cf. Danish dialectal skrub a stunted tree, brushwood ). Collective sense is attested from 1805.… …
35scrub in — phrasal verb scrub up or scrub in [intransitive] Word forms scrub up : present tense I/you/we/they scrub up he/she/it scrubs up present participle scrubbing up past tense scrubbed up past participle scrubbed up mainly American if a doctor or… …
36scrub up — phrasal verb scrub up or scrub in [intransitive] Word forms scrub up : present tense I/you/we/they scrub up he/she/it scrubs up present participle scrubbing up past tense scrubbed up past participle scrubbed up mainly American if a doctor or… …
37scrub — I [[t]skrʌb[/t]] v. scrubbed, scrub•bing, n. 1) to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., in washing 2) to remove (dirt, grime, etc.) from something by hard rubbing while washing 3) chem. to remove (impurities or undesirable components) from a gas… …
38scrub — I. 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… …
39Scrub — Isla Scrub. La isla Scrub es la segunda isla en tamaño del archipiélago de Anguila, en el mar Caribe, localizada al noroeste de la isla de Anguila. Posee un área de 7,8 km² y se encuentra deshabitada. La forma más fácil de acceder a ella es por… …
40scrub — scrub1 scrubbable, adj. /skrub/, v., scrubbed, scrubbing, n. v.t. 1. to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing. 2. to subject to friction; rub. 3. to remove (dirt, grime, etc.) from something by hard r …
