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Scrub v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrubbed p. pr. & vb. n. Scrubbing.] To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.
Scrub·bed a. Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
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scrub
adj : (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
n 1: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn:
chaparral, bush]
2: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and
soap and water [syn: scrubbing, scouring]
v 1: clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" [syn: scour]
2: wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
[syn: scrub up]
[also: scrubbing, scrubbed]
scrubbed
adj : made clean by scrubbing; "fresh-scrubbed floors"; "boys with
scrubbed necks and faces"