scrub

1. v. t. 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; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate. Source: opted

2. v. i. To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living. Source: opted

3. n. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. Source: opted

4. n. Something small and mean. Source: opted

5. n. A worn-out brush. Source: opted

6. n. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc. Source: opted

7. n. One of the common live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc. Source: opted

8. a. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby. Source: opted

9. adj. (of domestic animals) not selectively bred Source: wordnet

10. n. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes Source: wordnet

11. n. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water Source: wordnet

12. v. clean with hard rubbing Source: wordnet

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