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scrub

(skr/@/b )

dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes(noun.group)

Synonym:
bush, chaparral

source: wordnet30
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water(noun.act)

Synonym:
scouring, scrubbing

source: wordnet30
One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.(noun)

source: webster1913
Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush. See Brush, above.(noun)

source: webster1913

clean with hard rubbing(verb.contact)

Example:
She scrubbed his back.

Synonym:
scour

source: wordnet30
wash thoroughly(verb.body)

Example:
Surgeons must scrub prior to an operation.

Synonym:
scrub up

source: wordnet30
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled(verb.social)

Example:
We had to scrub our vacation plans.

Synonym:
call off, cancel, scratch

source: wordnet30
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; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.(verb)

source: webster1913
To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living.(verb)

source: webster1913

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