Usually means: Clean vigorously using abrasive material.
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We found 44 dictionaries that define the word scrub:

General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. scrub: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. scrub: Merriam-Webster
  3. scrub, scrub, scrub: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. scrub, scrub: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. scrub, the scrub: Collins English Dictionary
  6. scrub: Vocabulary.com
  7. Scrub, scrub: Wordnik
  8. scrub: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. scrub: Wiktionary
  10. scrub: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. scrub: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. scrub: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. scrub: Dictionary.com
  14. scrub (n.), scrub (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. scrub: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Scrub (disambiguation), Scrub: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Scrub: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. scrub: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. scrub: Rhymezone
  20. scrub: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. scrub: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. Scrub: E Cobham Brewer, The Reader's Handbook
  23. scrub: FreeDictionary.org
  24. scrub: Mnemonic Dictionary
  25. scrub: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. scrub: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. scrub: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. scrub: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Scrub: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. scrub: Medical dictionary
  5. Scrub: Drug Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. scrub (v.): Cats
  2. SCRUB: Acronym Finder
  3. scrub: Idioms

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Bird On! (No longer online)

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Totally Unofficial Rap (No longer online)
  3. Scrub: Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Internet Karting Glossary (No longer online)

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Sweetwater Music (No longer online)

(Note: See scrubbable as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
noun:  (uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
noun:  (uncountable) Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
noun:  (countable, US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.
noun:  (countable, derogatory) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
noun:  (countable, slang, derogatory) One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
noun:  (countable, sports, slang) One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
noun:  (countable, online gaming, slang, derogatory) A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game mechanics or even accusing the other players of cheating.
verb:  (transitive) 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
verb:  (intransitive) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
verb:  (intransitive, figuratively) To be diligent and penurious
verb:  (transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
verb:  (databases, transitive) To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
verb:  (audio) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
verb:  (audio, video) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.
noun:  An instance of scrubbing.
noun:  A cancellation.
noun:  A worn-out brush.
noun:  One who scrubs.
noun:  That which scrubs.
noun:  An exfoliant for the body.
noun:  (medicine, in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
noun:  (by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
noun:  (slang, obsolete) Informal attire or dress code; morning dress

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