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Scrub

/skɹʌb/

One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.

📖 Definitions of "Scrub"

noun
  1. 1

    One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.

  2. 2

    One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.

    "What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!"

  3. 3

    A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant

    "oak scrub"

  4. 4

    (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. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.

adjective
  1. 1

    Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

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