scrub

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Mean

   Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

   • How solitary, how scrub, does this town look!
   • No little scrub joint shall come on my board.
2. 2

   A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.

   • oak scrub
3. 3

   Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes…

   Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.

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   1. 4

      One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed,…

      One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.

   2. 5

      One who labors hard and lives meanly.

      • A sorry scrub, said Mr. High-mind.
      • We should go there in as proper a manner possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us.
      • I daresay we can find one of those devoted, hard-working little scrubs who are glad to come for nothing and live on the table leavings.
   3. 6

      One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.

      • Wow, she really scored 0? What a scrub!
      • A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly And is also known as a buster Always talkin' about what he wants And just sits on his broke ass […]
      • You triflin', good-for-nothin' type of brother Silly me, why haven't I found another? A baller, when times get hard I need someone to help me out Instead of a scrub like you who don't know what a man's about
   4. 7

      One not on the first team of players

      One not on the first team of players; a substitute.

   5. 8

      A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game…

      A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game mechanics or even accusing the other players of cheating.

   6. 9

      To rub hard

      To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening

      • to scrub a floor
      • to scrub your fingernails
   7. 10

      To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush

      To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour

   8. 11

      To be diligent and penurious

      • to scrub hard for a living
   9. 12

      To call off a scheduled event

      To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.

      • Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather.
   10. 13

       To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other…

       To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets

       • The street segment data from the National Post Office will need to be scrubbed before it can be integrated into our system.
   11. 14

       To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching…

       To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.

   12. 15

       To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or…

       To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.

   13. 16

       An instance of scrubbing.

   14. 17

       A cancellation.

       • Unacceptable winds aloft caused four scrubs and one hold; adverse weather caused a scrub; […]
   15. 18

       A worn-out brush.

       • A scrub [broom worn out] Scopa detrita.
   16. 19

       One who scrubs.

   17. 20

       That which scrubs.

   18. 21

       Clothing worn while performing surgery.

   19. 22

       Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).

       • A man dressed as a lab tech, his blue scrubs startlingly pale against the vivid red and black chaos, moved into sight from behind the SUV. He carried an assault rifle.
   20. 23

       Informal attire or dress code

       Informal attire or dress code; morning dress

       • The third, which was as homely as its name, and which she reserved for scouring the country and such like rough usage in quite private rural life, was her "Scrub."
       • For one of Lucia's quaint ideas was to divide dresses into three classes, "Hightum," "Tightum" and "Scrub."

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