Definition of scrub

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Scrub (v. t.) 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..

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Scrubstone :: Scrubstone (n.) A species of calciferous sandstone.
Holystone :: Holystone (n.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.
Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees..
Baseboard :: Baseboard (n.) A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard..
Scrubber :: Scrubber (n.) One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in scrubbing..
Hog :: Hog (n.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water..
Housework :: Housework (n.) The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like..
Scrub :: Scrub (a.) Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
Scrubbing :: Scrubbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scru.
Scrub :: Scrub (n.) One of the common live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc..
Scrubbed :: Scrubbed (imp. & p. p.) of Scru.
Scrubbed :: Scrubbed (a.) Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
Scrub :: Scrub (n.) Something small and mean.
Hog :: Hog (v. t.) To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom..
Scrub :: Scrub (v. t.) 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..
Scrubby :: Scrubby (superl.) Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur..
Scrubber :: Scrubber (n.) A gas washer. See under Gas.
Scrub :: Scrub (n.) A worn-out brush.
Scrub :: Scrub (v. i.) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living..
Scrubboard :: Scrubboard (n.) A baseboard; a mopboard.
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