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