scrub up

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English

Verb

scrub up (third-person singular simple present scrubs up, present participle scrubbing up, simple past and past participle scrubbed up)

  1. To clean or wash by scrubbing.
  2. (UK, informal) 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.
    Synonyms: clean up, dress up
    He scrubs up well.

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