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scrub out

scrub out verb: to leave a surgical operating theater where one has previously scrubbed in.

Verb

scrub out (third-person singular simple present scrubs out, present participle scrubbing out, simple past and past participle scrubbed out)

  1. To leave a surgical operating theater where one has previously scrubbed in.
    • 17 May 2012, New Scientist, New device lets surgeons check medical images during an operation without having to scrub out.
  2. (literally) To scrub until all uncleanliness has been removed.
    • His grandfather insisted on spotless good order, and the shop had a reputation for cleanliness, one maintained by Frank’s mum, who for years would get down on her knees and scrub out.2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian

Forms of scrub out

third-person singular presentscrubs out
present participlescrubbing out
past participlescrubbed out
pastscrubbed out

Questions about scrub out

What does scrub out mean?
Scrub out means to leave a surgical operating theater where one has previously scrubbed in.
What part of speech is scrub out?
Scrub out is a verb.
What is the past tense of scrub out?
The past tense of scrub out is scrubbed out.

Words near scrub out in the dictionary

  1. scrub jays
  2. scrub nurse
  3. scrub nurses
  4. scrub oak
  5. scrub oaks
  6. scrub out
  7. scrub pine
  8. scrub pines
  9. scrub rider
  10. scrub riders
  11. scrub robin

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