scrub

• (s) (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

Nouns

• (n) dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes chaparral, bush,
• (n) the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water scrubbing, scouring,

Verbs

• (v) clean with hard rubbing
  • She scrubbed his back
  scour,
• (v) wash thoroughly
  • surgeons must scrub prior to an operation
  scrub up,
• (v) postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
  • Call off the engagement
  • cancel the dinner party
  • we had to scrub our vacation plans
  • scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
  call off, cancel, scratch,

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