1. to clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush, cloth, or your hands
2. to cancel or abandon a plan, especially a space mission
Usage: informal

1. an act of cleaning something by rubbing it hard
2. low bushes and small trees growing wild
3. special clothing worn by medical workers
Usage: usually plural

Examples

• She scrubbed the dirty dishes until they were spotless.
• The astronauts were disappointed when NASA scrubbed the launch due to bad weather.
• The kitchen floor needs a good scrub.
• The hikers pushed through thick scrub to reach the trail.
• The surgeon changed into clean scrubs before the operation.
• He scrubbed his hands thoroughly before eating.
• Dense scrub covered the hillside.
• All the nurses wore blue scrubs at the hospital.