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Scrub vs. Scour — What's the Difference?

Scrub vs. Scour — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Scrub and Scour

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Scrub

To rub hard in order to clean
Scrubbed the floor.

Scour

To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously
Scour a dirty oven.

Scrub

To remove (dirt or stains) by hard rubbing.

Scour

To remove by scrubbing
Scour grease from a pan.

Scrub

To remove impurities from (a gas) chemically.
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Scour

To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent.

Scrub

To maintain the integrity of by finding and correcting errors
Software that automatically scrubs stored data.

Scour

To clean (wheat) before the milling process.

Scrub

To erase in such a way as to render unrecoverable
Scrubbed the laptop's hard drive to destroy incriminating evidence.

Scour

To clear (an area) by freeing of weeds or other vegetation.

Scrub

(Slang) To cancel or abandon; drop
We had to scrub our plans for vacation.

Scour

To clear (a channel or pipe) by flushing.

Scrub

To clean or wash something by hard rubbing
Don't forget to scrub behind your ears.

Scour

To scrub something in order to clean or polish it.

Scrub

The act or an instance of scrubbing.

Scour

To have diarrhea. Used of livestock.

Scrub

A preparation or product used in scrubbing.

Scour

To search through or over thoroughly
The detective scoured the scene of the crime for clues.

Scrub

Vegetation consisting chiefly of shrubs and small trees.

Scour

To range over (an area) quickly and energetically.

Scrub

An area covered with such vegetation; shrubland.

Scour

To range over or about an area, especially in a search.

Scrub

A domestic animal that is feral or not purebred.

Scour

To move swiftly; scurry.

Scrub

(Slang) A contemptible or incompetent person.

Scour

A scouring action or effect.

Scrub

(Sports) A player not on the varsity or first team.

Scour

A place that has been scoured, as by flushing with water.

Scrub

Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

Scour

A cleansing agent for wool.

Scrub

One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.

Scour

Scours (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Diarrhea in livestock.

Scrub

One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!

Scour

(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
He scoured the burnt food from the pan.

Scrub

A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant
Oak scrub

Scour

(transitive) To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.

Scrub

One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.

Scour

To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
To scour a horse

Scrub

Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.

Scour

To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
If a lamb is scouring, do not delay treatment.

Scrub

One not on the first team of players; a substitute.

Scour

To cleanse (something) without rubbing.

Scrub

Informal attire or dress code; morning dress

Scour

(transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
They scoured the scene of the crime for clues.

Scrub

An instance of scrubbing.

Scour

(intransitive) To run with speed; to scurry.

Scrub

A cancellation.

Scour

(transitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.

Scrub

A worn-out brush.

Scour

The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
Bridge scour may scoop out scour holes and compromise the integrity of the structure.

Scrub

One who scrubs.

Scour

A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.

Scrub

That which scrubs.

Scour

A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.

Scrub

An exfoliant for the body.

Scour

To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress.

Scrub

Clothing worn while performing surgery.

Scour

To purge; as, to scour a horse.

Scrub

Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).

Scour

To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; - often with off or away.
[I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask,Which, washed away, shall scour my shame with it.

Scrub

(transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
To scrub a floor
To scrub your fingernails

Scour

To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.
Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain.

Scrub

(intransitive) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour

Scour

To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.
If my neighbor ought to scour a ditch.

Scrub

To be diligent and penurious
To scrub hard for a living

Scour

To clean anything by rubbing.

Scrub

(transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather.

Scour

To cleanse anything.
Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth better.

Scrub

To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
The street segment data from the National Post Office will need to be scrubbed before it can be integrated into our system.

Scour

To be purged freely; to have a diarrhœa.

Scrub

(audio) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.

Scour

To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.
So four fierce coursers, starting to the race,Scour through the plain, and lengthen every pace.

Scrub

To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.

Scour

Diarrhœa or dysentery among cattle.

Scrub

To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.

Scour

The act of scouring.

Scrub

To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living.

Scour

A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.
If you catch the two sole denizens [trout] of a particular scour, you will find another pair installed in their place to-morrow.

Scrub

One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us.

Scour

A place that is scoured (especially by running water)

Scrub

Something small and mean.

Scour

Examine minutely;
The police scoured the country for the fugitive

Scrub

A worn-out brush.

Scour

Clean with hard rubbing;
She scrubbed his back

Scrub

A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.

Scour

Rub hard or scrub;
Scour the counter tops

Scrub

One of the common live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc.

Scour

Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid;
Flush the wound with antibiotics
Purge the old gas tank

Scrub

Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush; - called also scrub brush. See Brush, above.

Scrub

A low, straggling tree of inferior quality.

Scrub

Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
How solitary, how scrub, does this town look!
No little scrub joint shall come on my board.

Scrub

Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

Scrub

The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

Scrub

Clean with hard rubbing;
She scrubbed his back

Scrub

Wash thoroughly;
Surgeons must scrub prior to an operation

Scrub

(of domestic animals) not selectively bred

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