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1. The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
   - scrub, scouring

1. Clean with hard rubbing
   "She scrubbed his back"
   - scour
    
2. Wash thoroughly
   "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"; "surgeons must scrub up prior to an operation"
   - scrub up
    
3. Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
   "we had to scrub our vacation plans"
   - cancel, call off, scratch

Derived forms: scrubbings

See also: scrubber

Type of: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup, lave, rub, wash

Encyclopedia: Scrub