scrub
/skrʌb/verb
उच्चारण स्क्रब
रगड़कर साफ़ करना
Core word
verb
- 1
[T, I]
to clean something by rubbing it hard, perhaps with a brush and soap and water
रगड़कर साफ़ करना
- scrub the floor
- We scrubbed the bathroom tiles until they shone.
- Radhika scrubbed the pots until they were clean.
+ 3 more examples
- Scrub your hands with soap before eating.
- He scrubbed the stain out of his shirt.
- The cook scrubbed the potatoes in cold water.
noun
- 1
[U]
small bushes and trees that grow in dry areas; land covered with these
झाड़ी
- thorny scrub
- Goats grazed on the scrub near the highway.
- The hills were covered with dry scrub.
+ 2 more examples
- Rabbits hid in the scrub at the edge of the field.
- Fires often spread quickly through the scrub in summer.
Synonyms brush bushes undergrowth
→Phrasal verbs 1
scrub up
to wash your hands and arms before a medical operation
(ऑपरेशन से पहले) हाथ अच्छी तरह धोना
- The surgeons scrubbed up before the operation.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Geography: thorny scrub forests grow in dry areas such as Rajasthan.
भूगोल में कँटीले झाड़ीदार वन राजस्थान जैसे शुष्क क्षेत्रों में उगते हैं।