Scrub synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
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
To treat with a regimen intended to remove impurities and promote health:
Of mediocre quality, not first class.
Not important; insignificant or petty.
Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
Prevented from growing or developing
Of inferior size, strength, or importance; weak; slight
Serving to diminish.
Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin; especially, a dog that is such.
A mean, contemptible person
An atypically small animal or plant.
an undesirable
inferior example
To wash or clear as by a swift current of water; flush
poor (related)
Not adequate in quality or quantity; inferior:
little (related)
The definition of little is small in size, quantity or importance.
clean (related)
(Informal) Entirely; wholly:
wash (related)
To be removed by washing
To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
Buff means to smooth, clean or shine by rubbing.
To drop is defined as to fall down, to cause something to fall down to the ground or to become lower or less.
To remove all traces of; eliminate or obliterate:
To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces:
Prone to halting or hesitation.
To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.
keep (antonym)
To remain in a state or condition; stay:
restore (antonym)
To restore is defined as to bring or put back to a former condition or to give back.
organize (antonym)
To arrange in an orderly way
dirty (antonym)
To make (something) dirty.
To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument.
To withdraw from a contest.
put-on (related)
To rub hard in order to clean
continue (related)
To carry on; persist in:
(Baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior"
scrub-up
(UK, idiomatic) to dress up
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