scrub-up

[ skruhb-uhp ]

noun

the act of washing or bathing thoroughly, especially the aseptic washing by doctors, nurses, etc., before a surgical operation.

Origin of scrub-up

First recorded in 1915–20

Words Nearby scrub-up

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How to use scrub-up in a sentence

We mustnt even waste the time for me to scrub up, and Im taking no chances at all with any non-surgical conditions.
Cursed | George Allan England
Then, as fortune would have it, the housekeeper sent them in to scrub up the floor behind the clerk's desk.
Jennie Gerhardt | Theodore Dreiser
It takes her a week to scrub up the kitchen, and then one end of it is so dirty she has to begin again.
Cy Whittaker's Place | Joseph C. Lincoln
The least yer can do is ter scrub up, comb yer har an' put on a clean shirt ter-morrer.
The Angel of the Gila: | Cora Marsland
So he climbed through the scrub up the mountain-side till he came out upon a grassy slope, two hundred feet above the camp.
Dusty Star | Olaf Baker

Other Idioms and Phrases with scrub-up

scrub-up

Thoroughly wash one's hands and forearms, as before performing surgery. For example, The residents had to scrub up in case they were called on to assist with the operation. [c. 1900]

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