scrub off
phrasal verb
scrubbed off; scrubbing off; scrubs off
: to remove (something) from a surface by rubbing hard with a rough object or substance and often with soap
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Gently scrub off with a scouring pad or sponge, then wash and dry.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
The tattoos wear off eventually but can also be scrubbed off with rubbing alcohol.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
As far as the history of hockey can be written in St. Paul, it might as well have been announced that the Statue of Liberty no longer has a torch or that the faces on Mount Rushmore have been scrubbed off by the wind.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
Your Skin Adhesives, grease, paint—all of these substances can be notoriously tricky to scrub off your skin.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
The city in 3 has scrubbed off the dirt and exchanged Lola’s video game aesthetic for something colder and more clinical.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
McDonald made her entrance after a couple of hours, resplendent in a crimson Christian Siriano gown, the mire of Rose well and scrubbed off.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
And the most disturbing images had been scrubbed off that video, Israel said.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
And although this removal process is much easier than scrubbing off waterproof formulas, the best part of tubing mascara is that most formulas are usually water-resistant, like this Tartlette XL mascara.
—Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2024
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
The tattoos wear off eventually but can also be scrubbed off with rubbing alcohol.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
As far as the history of hockey can be written in St. Paul, it might as well have been announced that the Statue of Liberty no longer has a torch or that the faces on Mount Rushmore have been scrubbed off by the wind.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
Your Skin Adhesives, grease, paint—all of these substances can be notoriously tricky to scrub off your skin.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
The city in 3 has scrubbed off the dirt and exchanged Lola’s video game aesthetic for something colder and more clinical.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
McDonald made her entrance after a couple of hours, resplendent in a crimson Christian Siriano gown, the mire of Rose well and scrubbed off.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
And the most disturbing images had been scrubbed off that video, Israel said.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
And although this removal process is much easier than scrubbing off waterproof formulas, the best part of tubing mascara is that most formulas are usually water-resistant, like this Tartlette XL mascara.
—Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Scrub off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrub%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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