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scrub

/skˈɹʌb/SKRUHB
/skˈɹʌb/SKRUHB

Meaningrub or scrub

Common meaning: clean by rubbing vigorously

Journey through time

  1. Middle Dutchschrobben‘rub or scrub’source
  2. Old Englishscrobb‘a shrub’source
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsa shrub → rub downscrobben‘rub down’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsrub down → clean by rubbing vigorouslyscrub‘clean by rubbing vigorously’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Middle Dutch schrobben ‘rub or scrub’.

Roots

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