scrub+a+floor

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• scrub the floor — rub the floor for cleaning purposes …   English contemporary dictionary

• Scrub — (skr[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrubbed} (skr[u^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrubbing}.] [OE. scrobben, probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skrubbe, Sw. skrubba, D. schrobben, LG. schrubben.] To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scrub — 1. adjective /skɹʌb/ Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby. How solitary, how scrub, does this town look! Walpole. 2. noun /skɹʌb/ a) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. We should go there in as proper a manner possible; nor… …   Wiktionary

• scrub — 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… …   Grammatical examples in English

• scrub — 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 ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• floor — n. story 1) the first; ground; lower; main; second; top; upper floor 2) on a floor (on the second floor) (lower surface of a room ) 3) a dirt (AE), earth (BE); inlaid; parquet; tile; wooden floor 4) on a floor (he was sleeping on the floor) 5)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• scrub — {{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. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• scrub — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to rub something hard, especially with a stiff brush in order to clean it: She was down on her hands and knees scrubbing the floor. (+ at): Tom scrubbed at the stain but it wouldn t come out. 2 (T) informal to decide not to do… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• floor — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 lower surface of a room ADJECTIVE ▪ bare, cold, hard ▪ I can t sleep on the bare floor! ▪ dirty, dusty ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• scrub — I verb 1) he scrubbed the kitchen floor Syn: scour, rub; clean, cleanse, wash, wipe 2) informal the plans were scrubbed See scrap I 2. 2) II noun there the buildings ended and the scrub began Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• scrub·ber — /ˈskrʌbɚ/ noun, pl bers [count] 1 : a tool or machine that is used for scrubbing something a vegetable scrubber [=a brush that is used for scrubbing vegetables] a floor scrubber 2 : a person whose job is to scrub something She got a job as a pot …   Useful english dictionary