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scrub
adjective
noun
verb
(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
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adjective
(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
noun
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
noun
dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
verb
wash thoroughly
“surgeons must scrub prior to an operation”
verb
clean with hard rubbing
“She scrubbed his back”
verb
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
“Call off the engagement”
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surgeons must scrub prior to an operation
She scrubbed his back
Call off the engagement
cancel the dinner party
we had to scrub our vacation plans
scratch that meeting — the chair is ill
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