Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrub up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: scrub up
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To clean or wash by scrubbing.

verb

To clean or wash by scrubbing.

verb

To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, such as for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"I got the counter scrubbed up before moving on to the floors."
"It's time to start scrubbing up for my next surgery."
"He scrubs up well."
"Be sure to scrub up before your interview."

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

scrubs up (present, singular) scrubbing up (participle, present) scrubbed up (participle, past) scrubbed up (past)

Synonyms

scrub scrub down scrub in clean up dress up gussy up

Questions

What does scrub up mean?: To clean or wash by scrubbing.

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