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• n  the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
• v  clean with hard rubbing
• v  wash thoroughly
• v  postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• Kitchens and bathrooms are the most likely candidates for regular scrubbing, and it only takes the Scooba around 10 or 20 minutes to thoroughly cover even a spacious chef's kitchen.
• The star of A Life Less Ordinary hasn't worked since shooting that film last winter, instead devoting much of her time to scrubbing her Hollywood home scrupulously.
• In the wake of the spinach scare, even the friendliest food can seem like a biological hazard, and scrubbing alone won't necessarily wipe out pesticides or bacteria.

• scrub
• scouring
• scour
• scrub up
• cancel
• call off
• scratch

News & Articles

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• Springdale church bell gets thorough cleaning
  Adam Pang is spending his summer slowly scrubbing a 160-year old church bell with a toothbrush.
  June 17, 2013 - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
• UPDATE: Turtle's Paint Job Makes It Predator Target
  The Wildlife Center of Virginia has been scrubbing the nail polish off the painted turtle and say they are making progress
  June 13, 2013 - WCAV Charlottesville
• Volunteers fan out to pick Mississippi River clean in Twin Cities
  ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Mississippi River is about to get a good scrubbing in the Twin Cities. Wednesday is riverboat cleanup day along the river, with volunteers to fan out shortly after daylight to pick up the debris that high water has deposited along sandbars.
  June 12, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune