rub+hard
81scour — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. scrub, abrade, polish, cleanse; search, range. See friction, cleanness, inquiry. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cleanse] Syn. scrub, cleanse, rub; see clean , wash 1 , 2 . 2. [To search] Syn. seek, look …
82scrub — I [[t]skrʌb[/t]] v. scrubbed, scrub•bing, n. 1) to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., in washing 2) to remove (dirt, grime, etc.) from something by hard rubbing while washing 3) chem. to remove (impurities or undesirable components) from a gas… …
83scrub — 1. v. & n. v. (scrubbed, scrubbing) 1 tr. rub hard so as to clean, esp. with a hard brush. 2 intr. use a brush in this way. 3 intr. (often foll. by up) (of a surgeon etc.) thoroughly clean the hands and arms by scrubbing, before operating. 4 tr.… …
84Scrub — (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… …
85Scrubbed — Scrub 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;… …
86Scrubbing — Scrub 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;… …
87scrub — {{11}}scrub (n.) brush, shrubs, late 14c., low, stunted tree, variant of shrobbe (see SHRUB (Cf. shrub)), perhaps influenced by a Scandinavian word (Cf. Danish dialectal skrub a stunted tree, brushwood ). Collective sense is attested from 1805.… …
88scrub — I. /skrʌb / (say skrub) verb (scrubbed, scrubbing) –verb (t) 1. to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface, in washing. 2. to cleanse (a gas). 3. Colloquial to cancel; get rid of. –verb (i) 4. Horseracing Colloquial (of a… …
89ghren- — ghren English meaning: to rub, stroke roughly Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘scharf worũber streifen, zerreiben” Note: extension from gher 2 ds., mostly with dental extension (originally present?) Material: Gk. χραίνω “ touch… …
90scour — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch schuren, from Old French escurer, from Late Latin excurare to clean off, from Latin, to take good care of, from ex + curare to care for, from cura care Date: 14th century transitive… …
