scrubbing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: scrubbing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for scrubbing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scrubbing n the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water Synonym(s): scrub, scrubbing, scouring
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrub \Scrub\ (skr[ucr]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrubbed} (skr[ucr]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrubbing}.] [OE. scrobben, probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sckrubbe, Sw. skrubba, D. schrobben, LG. schrubben.] 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.