Another word for scrub
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Verb
To rub hard in order to clean
- To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously:
- To remove by scrubbing:
- To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent.
To remove (an outer layer or adherent matter) by rubbing a surface with considerable pressure
- To remove (an outer layer, for example) from a surface by forceful strokes of an edged or rough instrument:
- To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument.
- To rub (a surface) with considerable pressure, as with an edged instrument or a hard object.
- To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously:
- To remove by scrubbing:
- To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent.
See also:To decide not to go ahead with (something previously arranged)
- To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument.
- To use the nails or claws to dig or scrape at.
- To rub or scrape (the skin) to relieve itching.
- To annul or invalidate:
- To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time:
- To cross out with lines or other markings.
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Another word for scrub
Noun
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- A person with a usually genetic disorder resulting in atypically short stature and often disproportionate limbs.
- An atypically small animal or plant.
- A small creature resembling a human, often having magical powers, appearing in legends and fairy tales.
- To pick out from others; select.
- To gather; collect.
- To remove rejected members or parts from (a herd, for example).
- A dog considered to be inferior or undesirable; a mongrel.
- A base or cowardly person.
- An animal or plant resulting from various interbreedings, especially a dog of mixed or undetermined breed.
- A person of mixed background or descent.
- Something that is a mixture or combination of elements:
- An undersized animal, especially the smallest animal of a litter.
- A short person.
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Modifier
Inferior
- Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
- Not important; insignificant or petty.
- Of inferior or mediocre quality or value.
See also:Dwarf
- Extremely or extraordinarily small.
- Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.
- A diminutive suffix, word, or name.
- Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak:
- Sickly; ill.
- simple past tense and past participle of stunt
- prevented from growing or developing
- (medicine) low height-for-age (for a person).
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Verb
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- To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously:
- To remove by scrubbing:
- To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent.
- To free from dirt, defilement, or guilt; purge or clean.
- To apply pressure and friction to (a surface).
- To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction.
- To apply to a surface firmly and with friction:
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