scrub

Adjective

• (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

Noun

• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

• dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

Verb

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
  • Call off the engagement
    
  • cancel the dinner party
    
  • we had to scrub our vacation plans
    
  • scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
    

• wash thoroughly
  • surgeons must scrub prior to an operation
    

• clean with hard rubbing
  • She scrubbed his back
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  scrubbing , scouring , chaparral , bush , cancel , call off , scratch , scrub up , scour