| 1. thicket, dense growth of small trees; instance of rubbing or scraping; insignificant person; small tree or bush; cancellation or postponement. rub, scrape, abrade; wash or clean by rubbing; cancel or postpone; remove impurities from a gas (Chemistry); examine data and remove unnecessary or extraneous items (Computers). undersized, smaller than usual, dwarf; insignificant, inferior; covered with small trees or bushes. a loser, a man that has nothing to offer but weak game, always trying to holla, & he thinks that he is da shit. scrubscrub (skrŭb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. scrubbed (skrŭbd); p. pr. & vb. n. scrubbing.] [oe. scrobben, probably of dutch or scand. origin; cf. dan. sckrubbe, sw. skrubba, d. schrobben, lg. schrubben.] 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; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.scrub scrub, a. mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby. how solitary, how scrub, does this town look! no little scrub joint shall come on my board.scrub game, a game, as of ball, by unpracticed players.scrub race, a race between scrubs, or between untrained animals or contestants.scrub scrub, v. i. to rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living.scrub scrub, n |
