scrub
scrub /skr'ʌb/ (scrubs scrubbing scrubbed)
1 [VERB] V n, be V-ed adj
If you scrub something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water.
Surgeons began to scrub their hands and arms with soap and water before operating...
The corridors are scrubbed clean.
[N-SING] a N
Scrub is also a noun.
The walls needed a good scrub.
2 [VERB] V n with off/away, V n prep
If you scrub dirt or stains off something, you remove them by rubbing hard.
I started to scrub off the dirt...
Matthew scrubbed the coal dust from his face.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Scrub consists of low trees and bushes, especially in an area that has very little rain.
...an area of scrub and woodland.
1 [VERB] V n, be V-ed adj
If you scrub something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water.
Surgeons began to scrub their hands and arms with soap and water before operating...
The corridors are scrubbed clean.
[N-SING] a N
Scrub is also a noun.
The walls needed a good scrub.
2 [VERB] V n with off/away, V n prep
If you scrub dirt or stains off something, you remove them by rubbing hard.
I started to scrub off the dirt...
Matthew scrubbed the coal dust from his face.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Scrub consists of low trees and bushes, especially in an area that has very little rain.
...an area of scrub and woodland.