usage: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
Verb
1. scrub, scour, rub
usage: clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"
2. scrub, scrub up, wash, lave
usage: wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
3. cancel, call off, scratch, scrub
usage: 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"