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scrubbing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scrub \Scrub\ (skr[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrubbed} (skr[u^]bd); p. pr & vb n. {Scrubbing}.] [OE. scrobben probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf Dan. sckrubbe Sw skrubba D. schrobben LG schrubben.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scrubbing n : the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water [syn: {scrub}, {scouring}]
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