Scrub | Meaning of scrub

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scrub (adjective)
Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

scrub (noun)
One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.

scrub (noun)
One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!

scrub (noun)
A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
Oak scrub.

scrub (noun)
Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.

scrub (noun)
One not on the first team of players; a substitute.

scrub (verb)
To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening.
To scrub a floor.
To scrub your fingernails.

scrub (verb)
To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour.

scrub (verb)
To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather.

scrub (noun)
An instance of scrubbing.

scrub (noun)
A cancellation.

scrub (noun)
A worn-out brush.

scrub (noun)
One who scrubs.

scrub (noun)
An exfoliant for the body.

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