Definition of "scrub" in Englisch

adjective

noun

(uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
- oak scrub
(uncountable) Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
(countable, US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.
(countable, derogatory) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly And is also known as a buster Always talkin' about what he wants And just sits on his broke ass […]
(countable, slang, derogatory) One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
- Wow, she really scored 0? What a scrub!
(countable, sports, slang) One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
(countable, online gaming, slang, derogatory) A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game mechanics or even accusing the other players of cheating.

verb

(transitive) 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
- to scrub a floor
- to scrub your fingernails
(intransitive) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
(intransitive, figuratively) To be diligent and penurious
- to scrub hard for a living
(transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
- Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather.
(databases, transitive) To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
- The street segment data from the National Post Office will need to be scrubbed before it can be integrated into our system.
(media) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
(media) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.

noun

An instance of scrubbing.
A cancellation.
A worn-out brush.
One who scrubs.
That which scrubs.
(medicine, in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
(by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
(slang, obsolete) Informal attire or dress code; morning dress