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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

scrub out en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To leave a surgical operating theater where one has previously scrubbed in.
    • 17 May 2012, New Scientist, New device lets surgeons check medical images during an operation without having to scrub out.
  2. (literally) To scrub until all uncleanliness has been removed.
    • His grandfather insisted on spotless good order, and the shop had a reputation for cleanliness, one maintained by Frank’s mum, who for years would get down on her knees and scrub out. 2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
scrubbed out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
scrubbed out Tense=Past lexicographic
scrubs out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
scrubbing out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic