scrub out

phrasal verb

scrubbed out; scrubbing out; scrubs out
1
: to remove (something) from an object by rubbing hard with a rough object or substance and often with soap
scrub out a stain
2
: to rub the inside of (something) hard with a rough object or substance and often with soap in order to clean it
She scrubbed out the flower pots.

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Thankfully, Marsh insisted that Catherine’s husband scrub out. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2024 Check out the above photo gallery to see who else will be checking into Grey’s Anatomy — and who will be scrubbing out — when Season 21 kicks off on ABC on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 10/9c. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 9 Sep. 2024 Move on to your tub, scrubbing out the disinfectant and using a large cup to rinse away any remaining cleaning product. Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2024 Now, if the long-running ABC drama was beefing up its LGBTQ+ representation before the twosome scrubbed out, that would be understandable. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 15 July 2024 Michael Easton is scrubbing out as General Hospital‘s Hamilton Finn. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 June 2024 So get to scrubbing out passwords for financial accounts that may have been compromised. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024 By scrubbing out the telltale signs of the modern world and framing this work as images of the world as seen by enslaved people, Bey creates a spiritual invitation. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024 Perfectly sweet with just the right touch of salt, easy and quick to whip together, and slid right out of the pan, no sticky residue to scrub out. Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023

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“Scrub out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrub%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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