scrub

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for scrub

scrub 🔊 /skɹʌˈb/

scrub : වනගබ

scrub : අතුල්ලනවා

scrub : අකුල

scrub : වනගළ

scrub : ලන්ද

scrub : ලැහැබ

scrub : කනත්ත

scrub : කනත

scrub : ලඳු කැලෑව

scrub : ළු

scrub : ළැහැප්

scrub : ළැහැබ

scrub : ගොමුව

scrub : තදින් උලනවා

scrub definition

Transitive verb. To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.

Intransitive verb. To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living.

Noun.

  1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
  2. Something small and mean.
  3. A worn-out brush.
  4. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.
  5. One of the common live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, Especially. when inferior in size, etc.

Adjective. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.