(healthcare) To thoroughly wash one's hands and forearms in preparation for performing a surgery.

plural of scrubbing

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrub in

simple past tense and past participle of scrub in

present participle of scrub in

Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. / One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks. / A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant

(transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening

An instance of scrubbing. / A cancellation. / A worn-out brush. / One who scrubs. / (medicine, in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.

plural of scrub