Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scrub up
Participle: scrubbed up
Gerund: scrubbing up
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scrub up |
| you | scrub up |
| he;she;it | scrubs up |
| we | scrub up |
| you | scrub up |
| they | scrub up |
Perfect
| I | have scrubbed up |
| you | have scrubbed up |
| he;she;it | has scrubbed up |
| we | have scrubbed up |
| you | have scrubbed up |
| they | have scrubbed up |
Past
| I | scrubbed up |
| you | scrubbed up |
| he;she;it | scrubbed up |
| we | scrubbed up |
| you | scrubbed up |
| they | scrubbed up |
Pluperfect
| I | had scrubbed up |
| you | had scrubbed up |
| he;she;it | had scrubbed up |
| we | had scrubbed up |
| you | had scrubbed up |
| they | had scrubbed up |
Future
| I | will scrub up |
| you | will scrub up |
| he;she;it | will scrub up |
| we | will scrub up |
| you | will scrub up |
| they | will scrub up |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scrubbed up |
| you | will have scrubbed up |
| he;she;it | will have scrubbed up |
| we | will have scrubbed up |
| you | will have scrubbed up |
| they | will have scrubbed up |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scrub up |
| you | scrub up |
| he;she;it | scrub up |
| we | scrub up |
| you | scrub up |
| they | scrub up |
Perfect
| I | have scrubbed up |
| you | have scrubbed up |
| he;she;it | have scrubbed up |
| we | have scrubbed up |
| you | have scrubbed up |
| they | have scrubbed up |
Imperfect
| I | scrubbed up |
| you | scrubbed up |
| he;she;it | scrubbed up |
| we | scrubbed up |
| you | scrubbed up |
| they | scrubbed up |
Pluperfect
| I | had scrubbed up |
| you | had scrubbed up |
| he;she;it | had scrubbed up |
| we | had scrubbed up |
| you | had scrubbed up |
| they | had scrubbed up |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scrub up |
| you | would scrub up |
| he;she;it | would scrub up |
| we | would scrub up |
| you | would scrub up |
| they | would scrub up |
Perfect
| I | would have scrubbed up |
| you | would have scrubbed up |
| he;she;it | would have scrubbed up |
| we | would have scrubbed up |
| you | would have scrubbed up |
| they | would have scrubbed up |
Imperative
| you | scrub up |
| we | Let's scrub up |
| you | scrub up |
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)