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 diarrha.
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
Diarrha 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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