scrub out

verb

To leave a surgical operating theater where one has previously scrubbed in.

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Meanings

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

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

  1. governmentTo 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. literallyTo 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
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrub out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrub%20out.

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