scrub
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The meaning (definition) of the word scrub
to rub really hard to clean something
The word scrub used in a sentence
“I scrub the dirt off my hands after playing outside.”
Words that mean the same as scrub (synonyms)
cleanwash
Words that mean the opposite of scrub (antonyms)
dirty
How the word scrub is said around the world
| French | frotter (fraw-TAY) |
| Spanish | fregar (fray-GHAHR) |
| Mandarin | 擦洗 (tsah shee) |
| Hindi | मलना (MUL-nah) |
| Arabic | فرك (FAH-rahk) |
| Russian | оттирать (aht-tee-RAHT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | esfregar (shfri-GAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | esfregar (aysf-ray-GAHR) |
| Japanese | ごしごしこする (goh-shee-goh-shee koh-SU-ru) |
| German | schrubben (SHRUU-buhn) |
| Urdu | رگڑ کر صاف کرنا (RUG-ur kur SAHF KUR-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਰਗੜਨਾ (RU-guh-ruh-nah) |
| Korean | 문지르다 (moon-jee-REU-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְשַׁפשֵׁף (LSHAHF-shayf) |
| Greek | τρίβω (TREE-voh) |
| Dutch | schrobben (SKHRAW-buhn) |
| Tagalog | kuskusin (koos-KOO-seen) |
| Vietnamese | chà rửa (chah ZEW-uh) |
| Turkish | ovmak (ov-MAHK) |
| Persian | سابیدن (sah-bee-DAN) |
| Polish | szorować (shaw-RAW-vahch) |
| Ukrainian | терти (TER-tee) |
| Bengali | ঘষা (GAW-shah) |
| Swedish | skrubba (SKRU-bah) |
| Italian | strofinare (stroh-fee-NAH-ray) |
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