scrub down

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scrub down

verb scrubs down · scrubbing down · scrubbed down

transitive To clean through a scrubbing action; to thoroughly clean up by scrubbing. The maid scrubbed down the floor.
Similar: scrub, scrub up
figuratively, intransitive, transitive To reduce a budget, especially by removing inefficiencies and redundant spending; to lower spending to the minimum necessary.
figuratively, transitive To improve the public image or apparent value of something. The brand is viewed poorly, but we have a plan to scrub it down.

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@misc{scrub_down_2026,
  title = {scrub down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scrub%20down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}