scrub

Meanings

• dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
• clean with hard rubbing
  • "She scrubbed his back"
• wash thoroughly
  • "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
  • "we had to scrub our vacation plans"
• (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

Synonyms

bush, call off, cancel, chaparral, scour, scouring, scratch, scrub up, scrubbing