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scrub in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
    scrub  chaparral  bush 
  2. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
    scrub  scrubbing  scouring 
verb
  1. 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"
    cancel  call off  scratch  scrub 
  2. clean with hard rubbing
    "She scrubbed his back"
    scrub  scour 
  3. wash thoroughly
    "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
    scrub  scrub up 
adjective
  1. (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
    scrub 
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