Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scrub sth out
Participle: scrubbed sth out
Gerund: scrubbing sth out
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scrub sth out |
| you | scrub sth out |
| he;she;it | scrubs sth out |
| we | scrub sth out |
| you | scrub sth out |
| they | scrub sth out |
Perfect
| I | have scrubbed sth out |
| you | have scrubbed sth out |
| he;she;it | has scrubbed sth out |
| we | have scrubbed sth out |
| you | have scrubbed sth out |
| they | have scrubbed sth out |
Past
| I | scrubbed sth out |
| you | scrubbed sth out |
| he;she;it | scrubbed sth out |
| we | scrubbed sth out |
| you | scrubbed sth out |
| they | scrubbed sth out |
Pluperfect
| I | had scrubbed sth out |
| you | had scrubbed sth out |
| he;she;it | had scrubbed sth out |
| we | had scrubbed sth out |
| you | had scrubbed sth out |
| they | had scrubbed sth out |
Future
| I | will scrub sth out |
| you | will scrub sth out |
| he;she;it | will scrub sth out |
| we | will scrub sth out |
| you | will scrub sth out |
| they | will scrub sth out |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scrubbed sth out |
| you | will have scrubbed sth out |
| he;she;it | will have scrubbed sth out |
| we | will have scrubbed sth out |
| you | will have scrubbed sth out |
| they | will have scrubbed sth out |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scrub sth out |
| you | scrub sth out |
| he;she;it | scrub sth out |
| we | scrub sth out |
| you | scrub sth out |
| they | scrub sth out |
Perfect
| I | have scrubbed sth out |
| you | have scrubbed sth out |
| he;she;it | have scrubbed sth out |
| we | have scrubbed sth out |
| you | have scrubbed sth out |
| they | have scrubbed sth out |
Imperfect
| I | scrubbed sth out |
| you | scrubbed sth out |
| he;she;it | scrubbed sth out |
| we | scrubbed sth out |
| you | scrubbed sth out |
| they | scrubbed sth out |
Pluperfect
| I | had scrubbed sth out |
| you | had scrubbed sth out |
| he;she;it | had scrubbed sth out |
| we | had scrubbed sth out |
| you | had scrubbed sth out |
| they | had scrubbed sth out |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scrub sth out |
| you | would scrub sth out |
| he;she;it | would scrub sth out |
| we | would scrub sth out |
| you | would scrub sth out |
| they | would scrub sth out |
Perfect
| I | would have scrubbed sth out |
| you | would have scrubbed sth out |
| he;she;it | would have scrubbed sth out |
| we | would have scrubbed sth out |
| you | would have scrubbed sth out |
| they | would have scrubbed sth out |
Imperative
| you | scrub sth out |
| we | Let's scrub sth out |
| you | scrub sth out |
Verbs conjugated like 'scrub'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'scrub'
scrab,
shrub,
strub,
bescrub,
club,
crab,
crib,
crumb,
cub,
drub,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material
- blue-pencil, cancel, clear, cross out, eliminate, erase, exclude, expunge, obliterate, remove, rub out, score, scrap, scratch, squelch, strike, strike out, terminate, delete
- scour
- cleanse, clean, brush, rub, wash, mop
Additional Information
Etymology
1. "rub hard," c.1300, perhaps from M.Du. or M.L.G. schrubben "to scrub," or from an unrecorded O.E. cognate, or from a Scand. source (cf. Dan. skrubbe "to scrub"), probably ult. from some cognate of shrub, used as a cleaning tool (cf. the evolution of broom, brush). Meaning "to cancel" is attested from 1828 (popularized during World War II with ref. to flights), probably from notion of "to rub out, erase." The noun is recorded from 1621.
2. From Middle English scrobben (“groom a horse with a currycomb”); from Middle Dutch schrobben (“clean by scrubbing”).
Sample Sentences
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[gasping] [ grunting ] [ scrubbing ] [unsettling music]
(Grafted)