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title: scrubbed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scrubbed» in the school dictionary: Scrubbed is the past form of «scrub»: to clean something by rubbing it hard, often with a brush, soap and water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# scrubbed

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**Who acts:** She, We, Dad, pan, young couple · **What happens:** scrub, be, clean, rub, mean, cancel · **To what, where:** Scrubbed past form, something, scrub, rocket launch, hands, muddy football boots · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«scrubbed» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [scrubbed in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scrubbed.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scrubbed is the past form of «scrub»: to clean something by rubbing it hard, often with a brush, soap and water.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrubbed:m1:1
# text = Scrubbed is the past form of «scrub»: to clean something by rubbing it hard, often with a brush, soap and water.
1	Scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	scrub	scrub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	_
14	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	rubbing	rub	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	often	often	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	brush	brush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrub** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the Scrubbed past form |  |  |  | of scrub | tree rules |
| 3 | **clean** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 4 | **rub** | gerund |  | scrub |  |  |  | with a brush and soap and water; hard *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Destination with brush=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scrubbed (clean) means very clean after scrubbing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrubbed:m2:1
# text = Scrubbed (clean) means very clean after scrubbing.
1	Scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	csubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	scrubbing	scrub	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrub** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **scrub** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scrubbed can also mean cancelled, for example a rocket launch was scrubbed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrubbed:m3:1
# text = Scrubbed can also mean cancelled, for example a rocket launch was scrubbed.
1	Scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	launch	launch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrub** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **cancel** *not said to happen* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **scrub** | past · passive |  | a rocket launch |  |  |  | for example | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She scrubbed her hands with soap after gardening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrubbed:x1:1
# text = She scrubbed her hands with soap after gardening.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	gardening	garden	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrub** | past | She | her hands |  |  |  | with soap | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hand=Source |
| 2 | **garden** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We scrubbed the muddy football boots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrubbed:x2:1
# text = We scrubbed the muddy football boots.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrub** | past | We | the muddy football boots |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent boot=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad scrubbed the pan until it shone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrubbed:x3:1
# text = Dad scrubbed the pan until it shone.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shone	shine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrub** | past | Dad | the pan |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent pan=Source |
| 2 | **shine** | past | pan |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The floor was scrubbed clean for the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrubbed:x4:1
# text = The floor was scrubbed clean for the party.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrub** | past · passive |  | the floor |  |  |  | for the party; clean *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The surgeon scrubbed up before the operation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrubbed:x5:1
# text = The surgeon scrubbed up before the operation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrub up** | participle |  | the surgeon *not said here* |  |  | before the operation |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rocket launch was scrubbed because of bad weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrubbed:x6:1
# text = The rocket launch was scrubbed because of bad weather.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	launch	launch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrub** | past · passive |  | the rocket launch |  |  |  | because bad weather | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After him the young couple also went into the bath-room, were lathered and scrubbed,\[146\] and then went home.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrubbed:x7:1
# text = After him the young couple also went into the bath-room, were lathered and scrubbed,[146] and then went home.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	lathered	lather	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	parataxis	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	146	146	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	24	advmod	_	_
24	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
25	home	home	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the young couple | 146 |  | the bath room | after him *= he* |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into room=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **lather** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **scrub** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **go** | past | the young couple *not said here* |  |  |  | then | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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