Definitions for scrubbing



Overview of noun scrubbing

The noun scrubbing has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) scrub, scrubbing, scouring

(the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water)


Overview of verb scrub

The verb scrub has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) scrub, scour

(clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back")

2. (1) scrub, scrub up

(wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation")

3. cancel, call off, scratch, scrub

(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

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