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Meaning of scrub

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  scrub
      adj 1: (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
      n 1: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
           [syn: {scrub}, {chaparral}, {bush}]
      2: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and
         soap and water [syn: {scrub}, {scrubbing}, {scouring}]
      v 1: clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" [syn:
           {scrub}, {scour}]
      2: wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
         [syn: {scrub}, {scrub up}]
      3: 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" [syn: {cancel}, {call off}, {scratch}, {scrub}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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