- scrub, scrubbing, scouring - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
--1 is a kind of cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
--1 has particulars: swabbing, moppingDerived form: verb scrub1
- scrub, scour - clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"
--1 is one way to rub
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun scrub2, noun scrubber1, noun scrubber2, noun scrubbing1
The chefs scrub the vegetables
- scrub, scrub up - wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
--2 is one way to wash, lave
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun scrub2
Somebody ----s