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scrub

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One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.

Examples :

"The scrub who lived next door worked long hours at the factory but never seemed to have much money. "

person character human moral attitude

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One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.

Examples :

"What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!"

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A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant

Examples :

"oak scrub"

plant environment nature geography area

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(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. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.

Examples :

"The farmer decided to sell the scrub bull because it was too small and its offspring were weak. "

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

Examples :

"The hikers struggled to navigate the dense scrub covering the rocky hillside. "

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One not on the first team of players; a substitute.

Examples :

"Because he was a scrub on the basketball team, Michael rarely got to play in the games. "

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Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

Examples :

"The new student was a scrub, constantly forgetting his homework and disrupting class. "

character attitude moral value

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An instance of scrubbing.

Examples :

"The scrub of the whiteboard before the next meeting was thorough. "

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A cancellation.

Examples :

"The school play was a scrub; it was canceled due to the storm. "

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A worn-out brush.

Examples :

"The old scrub was too worn to clean the kitchen floor properly. "

utensil item thing

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One who scrubs.

Examples :

"The scrub diligently cleaned the kitchen floor. "

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(in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.

Examples :

"The surgeon carefully put on his scrub top and pants before entering the operating room. "

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(by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).

Examples :

"The nurses wore their scrubs to work. "

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An exfoliant for the body.

Examples :

"I use a sugar scrub to make my skin feel smoother in the shower. "

body appearance

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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

Examples :

"to scrub a floor"

action utility work

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To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour

Examples :

"Before starting the painting, the artist scrubbed the canvas with a wet brush to remove the old paint. "

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To be diligent and penurious

Examples :

"to scrub hard for a living"

character moral value business economy

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To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.

Examples :

"Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather."

action plan event business

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To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets

Examples :

"The street segment data from the National Post Office will need to be scrubbed before it can be integrated into our system."

computing technology internet statistics

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(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.

Examples :

"The sound designer had to scrub through the audio to find the perfect scratching effect for the movie scene. "

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(audio, video) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.

Examples :

"The editor used the mouse to scrub through the video, carefully checking each frame for mistakes. "

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