Scrub Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Scrub

To move (one's hand, a cloth, etc.) over, or spread or apply (polish, etc.) on or over, a surface or object in this way

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A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.

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To clean (wheat) before the milling process.

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To treat with a regimen intended to remove impurities and promote health:

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Serving to diminish.

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To annul, terminate, or revoke a promise or obligation.

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To undergo washing without fading or other damage:

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Of inferior size, strength, or importance; weak; slight

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Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin; especially, a dog that is such.

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A mean, contemptible person

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An atypically small animal or plant.

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an undesirable

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inferior example

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To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument.

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To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.

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To withdraw from a contest.

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To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back. [First attested in the late 16^th century.]

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Buff means to smooth, clean or shine by rubbing.

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To drop is defined as to fall down, to cause something to fall down to the ground or to become lower or less.

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To remove all traces of; eliminate or obliterate:

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To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces:

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Prone to halting or hesitation.

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To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.

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An act of cleaning in which something is scrubbed.

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(Of livestock) Diarrhea.

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A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.

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(Baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior"

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scrub-up

(UK, idiomatic) to dress up

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Of mediocre quality, not first class.

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Not important; insignificant or petty.

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Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.

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Prevented from growing or developing

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Antonyms for Scrub

To remain in a state or condition; stay:

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To restore is defined as to bring or put back to a former condition or to give back.

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To matchmake; to arrange a date between two people.

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To make (something) dirty.

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To plan an activity at a specific date or time in the future.

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To arrange in an orderly way

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Words Related to Scrub

A breed of pigeon related to the carrier pigeon.

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In a clean or nonpolluting manner:

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To remove (an outer layer or adherent matter) by rubbing a surface with considerable pressure

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Not adequate in quality or quantity; inferior:

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The definition of little is small in size, quantity or importance.

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To carry on; persist in:

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strim

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Kiawe

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halophilous

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dried-out

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Find another word for scrub. In this page you can discover 57 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for scrub, like: rub, cull, scour, cleanse, diminutive, runt, cancel, clean, put-on, wash and puny.