scrub out

verb

Definitions

  1. To leave a surgical operating theater where one has previously scrubbed in.

    • 17 May 2012, New Scientist, New device lets surgeons check medical images during an operation without having to scrub out.
  2. To scrub until all uncleanliness has been removed.

    • His grandfather insisted on spotless good order, and the shop had a reputation for cleanliness, one maintained by Frank’s mum, who for years would get down on her knees and scrub out.

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No curated loop yet for scrub out. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA