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# scrubbed

«scrubbed» in Mova's school dictionary: **the past form of «scrub»: to clean something by rubbing…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form (past of scrub: scrub, scrubs, scrubbed, scrubbing); adjective (scrubbed — clean)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Scrubbed is the past form of «scrub»: to clean something by rubbing it hard, often with a brush, soap and water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrubbed/#m1)

2) Scrubbed (clean) means very clean after scrubbing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrubbed/#m2)

3) Scrubbed can also mean cancelled, for example a rocket launch was scrubbed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrubbed/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday hygiene and chores, children scrubbed hands, knees and floors; doctors scrub their hands before surgery. In science and news, «the launch was scrubbed» means cancelled. Phrases: «scrubbed clean», «scrubbed the floor», «scrubbed up».

### examples

- She scrubbed her hands with soap after gardening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrubbed/#x1)
- We scrubbed the muddy football boots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrubbed/#x2)
- Dad scrubbed the pan until it shone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrubbed/#x3)
- The floor was scrubbed clean for the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrubbed/#x4)
- The surgeon scrubbed up before the operation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrubbed/#x5)
- The rocket launch was scrubbed because of bad weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrubbed/#x6)
- After him the young couple also went into the bath-room, were lathered and scrubbed,[146] and then went home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrubbed/#x7)

### note

Past of «scrub» with a double b: scrub → scrubbed, scrubbing. «Scrub» can also be a noun: low bushes («scrubland»).

### In the corpora

- [Nails are kept short and clean, and dirt is scrubbed from under them, because germs collect there.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/77-hair-nails-and-ears/7/)
- [Nails are kept short and clean, with dirt scrubbed out from under them, because germs collect there.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/208-teeth-nails-baths-and-toilets/12/)
- [On Friday Finn told the teacher it was him, said sorry to Rory and scrubbed the wall clean himself.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/345-when-someone-else-takes-your-punishment/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scrubbed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrubbed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.