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