noun
- the action of cleaning something by rubbing it hard
verb
- present participle of scrub; cleaning something by rubbing it hard with a brush or rough material
- canceling or abandoning a planned activity, especially a space mission
Usage: technical
Examples
- She spent the morning scrubbing the kitchen floor.
- The scrubbing removed all the stains from the bathtub.
- He was scrubbing the dishes when the phone rang.
- NASA is scrubbing today’s rocket launch due to bad weather.
- After hours of scrubbing, the graffiti finally came off the wall.
- The scrubbing brush made quick work of the dirty pots.
- They’re scrubbing the mission until conditions improve.