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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
scrub
1. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes • Syn: chaparral, bush • Derivationally related forms: bushy (for: bush), scrubby • Hypernyms: vegetation, flora, botany 2. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water • Syn: scrubbing, scouring • Derivationally related forms: scour (for: scouring), scrub (for: scrubbing) • Hypernyms: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup • Hyponyms: swabbing, mopping
1. clean with hard rubbing (Freq. 4) - She scrubbed his back • Syn: scour • Derivationally related forms: scour (for: scour), scourer (for: scour), scouring (for: scour), scrubber, scrubbing • Hypernyms: rub • Hyponyms: holystone • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something - The chefs scrub the vegetables 2. wash thoroughly (Freq. 1) - surgeons must scrub prior to an operation • Syn: scrub up • Hypernyms: wash, lave • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s 3. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled - Call off the engagement - cancel the dinner party - we had to scrub our vacation plans - scratch that meeting--the chair is ill • Syn: cancel, call off, scratch • Derivationally related forms: cancellation (for: cancel) • Entailment: schedule • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
(of domestic animals) not selectively bred • Similar to: unimproved
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