scrub up (English, verb)
expansion: scrub up (third-person singular simple present scrubs up, present participle scrubbing up, simple past and past participle scrubbed up)
Senses:
glosses: To clean or wash by scrubbing.
glosses: To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.
tags: UK
informal
Forms:
form: scrubs up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: scrubbing up
tags: participle
present
form: scrubbed up
tags: participle
past
form: scrubbed up
tags: past