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IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
Origin of scrub
1First recorded in 1300–50; of uncertain origin; Middle English verb scrobben, shrubben, borrowed from or related to Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schrobben “to scrub, scrape”
OTHER WORDS FROM scrub
scrub·ba·ble, adjectivenon·scrub·ba·ble, adjectiveOther definitions for scrub (2 of 2)
scrub2
[ skruhb ]
/ skrʌb /
noun
adjective
Origin of scrub
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How to use scrub in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for scrub (1 of 2)
scrub1
/ (skrʌb) /
verb scrubs, scrubbing or scrubbed
noun
the act of or an instance of scrubbing
See also scrub round
Word Origin for scrub
C14: from Middle Low German schrubben, or Middle Dutch schrobben
British Dictionary definitions for scrub (2 of 2)
scrub2
/ (skrʌb) /
noun
adjective
small, stunted, or inferior
sport, US and Canadian
- (of a player) not in the first team
- (of a team) composed of such players
- (of a contest) between scratch or incomplete teams
Word Origin for scrub
C16: variation of shrub 1
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