"scrubbed" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-scrubbed.wav [US] Forms: more scrubbed [comparative], most scrubbed [superlative]
Etymology: From scrub + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|scrub|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} From scrub + -ed. Head templates: {{en-adj}} scrubbed (comparative more scrubbed, superlative most scrubbed)
  1. Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
    Sense id: en-scrubbed-en-adj-tZYYPLME
  2. Having been scrubbed; having received a scrubbing.
    Sense id: en-scrubbed-en-adj-TNeFLC7~
  3. Having been made to seem wholesome or virtuous due to public relations, censorship or similar methods.
    Sense id: en-scrubbed-en-adj-EELW6c-r
  4. (surgery, not comparable) Dressed in scrubs; with hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-scrubbed-en-adj-AHpzK0hk Categories (other): Surgery Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  5. Synonym of scrubbed up (Cleaned up; dressed up; having been made smart). Synonyms: scrubbed up [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-scrubbed-en-adj-ZUb9K5YE Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 19 5 17 8 50 1 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 19 5 18 9 48 1 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 20 5 18 9 49 0 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 19 4 17 7 52 0 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 2 18 7 54 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 19 9 25 12 33 2 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 21 5 15 5 54 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 3 8 3 64 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 2 16 2 59 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 20 5 14 5 56 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: scrub, scrubbing

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-scrubbed.wav [US]
Etymology: From scrub + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|scrub|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} From scrub + -ed. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} scrubbed
  1. simple past and past participle of scrub Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: scrub
    Sense id: en-scrubbed-en-verb-Z3mZyKCq
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