scrubbed

[/skrʌbd/]

adjective/verb (past tense and past participle)

esfregado, limpo, cancelado

1. cleaned thoroughly by rubbing hard with a brush or abrasive material

The floor was scrubbed clean.

O chão foi esfregado até ficar limpo.

2. cancelled or postponed (informal, especially in aerospace/military context)

The rocket launch was scrubbed due to bad weather.

O lançamento do foguete foi cancelado devido ao mau tempo.

3. removed or eliminated completely

All references to the old system were scrubbed from the database.

Todas as referências ao sistema antigo foram removidas do banco de dados.

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General Brazilian

esfregado/esfregada, limpo/limpa, cancelado/cancelada

most common usage across Brazil

São Paulo

esfregado, tirado

tirado used colloquially for 'cancelled'

Rio de Janeiro

esfregado, cortado

cortado sometimes used for 'cancelled'

Portugal

esfregado, limpo, cancelado

same as Brazil, though less common in aerospace terminology

scrub out - to be eliminated or fail

scrub the mission - to cancel an operation

scrub-a-dub - playful reference to scrubbing clean

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