Scrub
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: 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; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate. To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; To be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living. To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. One who is a freak or unable to complete easy tasks. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc. One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding. Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush. One who is no longer new to a game but still exhibits novice tendencies. One not on the first team of players, a substitute. An instance of scrubbing. A cancellation. A worn-out brush. One who scrubs. Clothing worn while performing surgery.
Example sentence: I was the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work. The job requires you to be a mean, tough person. And I was fed up with it. I promised myself that if I ever got away from it, it wasn't going to be that way any more.
Scour
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.To search an area thoroughly.Of livestock, to suffer from diarrhea.To move swiftly.