English Explanatory Dictionary

scrub up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To clean or wash by scrubbing.
To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.

Word forms

scrub up scrubs up scrubbing up scrubbed up

Synonyms

clean up dress up

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