scrub down

present singular third person scrubs down · participle present scrubbing down · participle past scrubbed down · past scrubbed down

1. transitiveTo clean through a scrubbing action; to thoroughly clean up by scrubbing.

   The maid scrubbed down the floor.

   1 more example

   He was scrubbed down before the transfer.

   Synonyms: scrub, scrub up

2. figurativelyintransitivetransitiveTo reduce a budget, especially by removing inefficiencies and redundant spending; to lower spending to the minimum necessary.
3. figurativelytransitiveTo improve the public image or apparent value of something.

   The brand is viewed poorly, but we have a plan to scrub it down.