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scrub

 
Adjective scrub has 1 sense
  1. scrub - (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
    Antonym:
    improved (indirect, via unimproved)
Noun scrub has 2 senses
  1. scrub, chaparral, bush - dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
    --1 is a kind of vegetation, flora
  2. scrub, scrubbing, scouring - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
    --2 is a kind of cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
    --2 has particulars: swabbing, mopping
    Derived forms: verb scrub2, verb scrub1
Verb scrub has 2 senses
  1. scrub, scour - clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"
    --1 is one way to rub
    Derived forms: noun scrub2, noun scrubber1, noun scrubber2, noun scrubbing1
    Sample sentence:
    The chefs scrub the vegetables
  2. scrub, scrub up - wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
    --2 is one way to wash, lave
    Derived form: noun scrub2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
scrounged scrounger scrounging scrounging synonyms scrpit scrub-bird scrub-covered scrub-oak scrub scrub beefwood scrub bird scrub brush scrub fowl scrub nurse scrub oak scrub palmetto scrub pine

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