What Does Scrub Mean?

The word to scrub is a verb. To scrub is defined as to clean with hard rubbing. It also means to wash thoroughly. Scrub, when used as a noun, refers to dense vegetation which consists of stunted trees or bushes. It is also defined as the act of cleaning a surface, such as that of a floor, by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water.

To scrub is a colloquial term which means to cancel (something) or to postpone (something) indefinitely or to annul something which was scheduled to take place. When a domestic animal is not selectively bred, it is said to be a scrub.

In the terminology of fighting games, a scrub is defined as a player who loses the game. This is because he refuses to use certain characters who he feels are not powerful enough or techniques because he feels they will make the game less interesting.