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1. The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
   - scrub, scouring

1. Clean with hard rubbing
   "She scrubbed his back";
   - scour
    
2. Wash thoroughly
   "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation";
   - scrub up
    
3. Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
   "we had to scrub our vacation plans";
   - cancel, call off, scratch

Derived forms: scrubbings

Type of: clean, cleaning, cleansing, cleanup, lave, rub, wash

Encyclopedia: Scrubbing