scrub up

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Definitions of scrub up words

verb with object scrub up to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing. 1
verb with object scrub up to subject to friction; rub. 1
verb with object scrub up to remove (dirt, grime, etc.) from something by hard rubbing while washing. 1
verb with object scrub up Chemistry. to remove (impurities or undesirable components) from a gas by chemical means, as sulfur dioxide from smokestack gas or carbon dioxide from exhaled air in life-support packs. 1
verb with object scrub up to cancel or postpone (a space flight or part of a mission): Ground control scrubbed the spacewalk. 1
verb with object scrub up Slang. to do away with; cancel: Scrub your vacation plans—there's work to do! 1

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English scrobben (noun) < Middle Dutch schrobben

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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