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ALL meanings of scrubbed

scrub·bed
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  • adjective scrubbed stunted; scrubby. 1
  • verb with object scrubbed to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing. 1
  • verb with object scrubbed to subject to friction; rub. 1
  • verb with object scrubbed to remove (dirt, grime, etc.) from something by hard rubbing while washing. 1
  • verb with object scrubbed Chemistry. to remove (impurities or undesirable components) from a gas by chemical means, as sulfur dioxide from smokestack gas or carbon dioxide from exhaled air in life-support packs. 1
  • verb with object scrubbed to cancel or postpone (a space flight or part of a mission): Ground control scrubbed the spacewalk. 1
  • verb with object scrubbed Slang. to do away with; cancel: Scrub your vacation plans—there's work to do! 1
  • verb without object scrubbed to cleanse something by hard rubbing. 1
  • verb without object scrubbed to cleanse one's hands and arms as a preparation to performing or assisting in surgery (often followed by up). 1
  • noun scrubbed an act or instance of scrubbing. 1
  • noun scrubbed a canceled or postponed space flight, launching, scheduled part of a space mission, etc. 1
  • noun scrubbed something, as a cosmetic preparation, used for scrubbing. 1
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