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How to pronounce scrub in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bush, chaparral
Type of botany, flora, vegetation
Derivation scrubby
Type Words
Synonyms scrub up
Type of wash, lave


surgeons must scrub prior to an operation.
Type Words
Synonyms scouring, scrubbing
Type of cleansing, cleanup, cleaning
Has types mopping, swabbing
Type Words
Synonyms call off, cancel, scratch


we had to scrub our vacation plans.
Type Words
Synonyms scour
Type of rub
Has types holystone
Derivation scrubbing, scrubber


She scrubbed his back.
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Examples of scrub

scrub
Using a vegetable brush or nylon scouring pad, scrub the lemons under hot water.
From the sacbee.com
Pour a generous amount in the bowl and add a splash of water, then scrub gently.
From the washingtonpost.com
The goal of the policy was only incidentally to sell more cars or scrub the air.
From the time.com
A bottle of household cleaner and scrub brush were found on the kitchen counter.
From the latimes.com
She then told me that her mom once beat her in an IKEA store with a scrub brush.
From the denverpost.com
The holiday mocha scrub, $90, comes with a 30-minute deep-tissue sports massage.
From the latimes.com
Simply wet your car down, and use a dryer sheet to scrub away carnage with ease.
From the stltoday.com
Experience an invigorating scrub, relaxing massage, and intense moisturize wrap.
From the pe.com
The flora is a transitional mixture of coastal sage scrub and chamise chaparral.
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More examples
  • Clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"
  • (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
  • Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
  • The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
  • Wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
  • Cancel: 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"
  • Surgical technologists are allied health professionals, who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients in a variety of settings. ...
  • (Scrubs (clothing)) Scrubs are the shirts and trousers or gowns worn by nurses, surgeons, and other operating room personnel when "scrubbing in" for surgery. ...
  • (Scrubs (magazine)) Scrubs Magazine (scrubsmag.com), the first lifestyle magazine and website for nurses, premiered November 15, 2009. The magazine, with a paid circulation of 350,000, is sold in more than 1,500 nursing apparel stores nationwide.