scrub

  • 21scrub — (izg. skrȁb) m DEFINICIJA grmoliko i trnovito raslinje u australskim pustinjama i polupustinjama …

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  • 22scrub — scrub1 [skrub] n. [ME, var. of shrubbe, SHRUB1, infl. ? by ON skroppa, a lean creature] 1. a) a scraggly, stunted tree or shrub b) short, stunted trees, bushes, or shrubs growing thickly together c) land covered with such growth …

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  • 23scrub — I. /skrʌb / (say skrub) verb (scrubbed, scrubbing) –verb (t) 1. to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface, in washing. 2. to cleanse (a gas). 3. Colloquial to cancel; get rid of. –verb (i) 4. Horseracing Colloquial (of a… …

  • 24scrub up — verb wash thoroughly surgeons must scrub prior to an operation • Syn: ↑scrub • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrub (for: ↑scrub) • Hypernyms: ↑wash …

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  • 25scrub — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 small trees growing in a dry area ADJECTIVE ▪ desert ▪ miles of desert scrub ▪ low ▪ The vegetation consisted of low scrub. ▪ …

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  • 26scrub — 01. It took me over an hour to [scrub] the black marks from your rollerblades off the kitchen floor. 02. Make sure you [scrub] that paint off your hands before you sit down for supper. 03. Surgeons always [scrub] their hands thoroughly with… …

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  • 27scrub — [[t]skrʌ̱b[/t]] scrubs, scrubbing, scrubbed 1) VERB If you scrub something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water. [V n] Surgeons began to scrub their hands and arms with soap and water before operating... [be V ed… …

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  • 28scrub — scrub1 [skrʌb] v past tense and past participle scrubbed present participle scrubbing [Date: 1200 1300; : Low German; Origin: or a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] to rub something hard, especially with a stiff brush, in order to clean it ▪… …

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  • 29scrub — scrub1 [ skrʌb ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to wash or clean something by rubbing it hard, especially with a brush: She scrubbed the kitchen table clean. scrub at: He stood there scrubbing at his shirt with the towel. 2. ) transitive… …

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  • 30scrub — I UK [skrʌb] / US verb Word forms scrub : present tense I/you/we/they scrub he/she/it scrubs present participle scrubbing past tense scrubbed past participle scrubbed 1) [intransitive/transitive] to wash or clean something by rubbing it hard,… …

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