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How to pronounce “scrub”

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Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of scrub with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Cathedral of the WildIt was eye-high scrub.
Definition summary: Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

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How to pronounce scrub

Cathedral of the Wild

It was eye-high scrub.

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Meaning

[Adjective]
Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
[Noun]
(uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
(uncountable) Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
(countable, US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.
(countable, derogatory) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
(countable, slang, derogatory) One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
(countable, sports, slang) One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
(countable, online gaming, slang, derogatory) A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game mechanics or even accusing the other players of cheating.
[Verb]
(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
(intransitive) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
(intransitive, figuratively) To be diligent and penurious
(transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
(databases, transitive) To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
(media) 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.
(media) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.

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How to pronounce “scrub”

Pronunciation guide for scrub

How to pronounce scrub

Example Sentences

It was eye-high scrub.

had been scrubbed 10 times--

it can actually erase it and scrub the scene.

I don't know what you scrub your pots and things,

make sure you give it a really, really good scrub because it

And the scrub nurse and the anesthetist

and had people wear a nurse's scrub,

if he's not scrubbing her down right.

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