scrubbed

1. 1
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of scrub. Used for the past, or after have or was.

   I scrubbed the kitchen floor until it was shiny.

   The rocket launch was scrubbed because of bad weather.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Made clean by rubbing hard.

   The scrubbed floor smelled of soap.

   He came to dinner with a scrubbed face and combed hair.

   Similarclean, washed

   Oppositedirty, unwashed

3. 3
   adjective

   Having washed your hands in the special way needed for surgery and put on a germ-free gown and gloves.

   Only scrubbed nurses may touch the tools on the tray.

   The doctor was scrubbed and ready when the patient arrived.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Rubbed hard, for example with a brush or a cloth.

   The scrubbed steps were still wet when we got home.

   His hands looked red and scrubbed after he washed off the paint.

5. 5
   adjective

   Smaller than normal because it did not grow well.

   Only a few scrubbed pines grew on the windy hill.

   The scrubbed little horse was smaller than all the others in the field.

   Similarstunted, scrubby, undersized

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