scrubbing

verb

Meaning

To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
To be diligent and penurious
To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
(audio) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
An act of cleaning in which something is scrubbed.
The removal of impurities from gas.

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