shrub
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Is shrub a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (obsolete) To lop; to prune.Examples: "The Papistes[…]though they be woll shrubbed, and shred, yet they begin euen nowe before the springe, to budde."obsolete
2. (rare) To plant a shrub in a yard, garden, etc.; to prune a bush or other plant into a shrub.rare
verb (English)
1. (rare) To make or drink a shrub (liquor drink).rare
verb (English)
1. (ambitransitive, Kenya, slang) To mispronounce (a word or words) in another language in a manner that is influenced by one's mother tongue.Examples: "The people who benefit from making fun of shrubbing, therefore, are Kenyans who do not speak indigenous languages, because they are less likely to shrub than Kenyans who learned English as a second language in school and may have a heavier accent."; "However, Mwandani and her brother had noted that their mother had shrubbed and pointed it out right away."; "It is still considered embarrassing if people in authority like teachers or newscasters “shrub.”"Kenyaambitransitiveslang
noun (English)
1. (Kenya, slang) A word mispronounced by replacing some consonant sounds with others of a similar place of articulation as influenced by one's mother tongue.Examples: "It is not only in face-to-face contexts that Kenyans police shrubbing; there are newspaper columns inviting readers to send in shrubs that they have witnessed, […]"; "One of the first people to go on air on X Fm, Raabia (It’s not a kuyu [Kikuyu] shrub for labia) is about to exit the station, she’s being replaced by Mao (their lispy producer) […]"Kenyaslang
name (English)
1. (US politics, derogatory) George W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009).Examples: "Ann Richards [...] is running for reelection as Governor of Texas against George W. Bush, a Republican and the eldest son of the former President. […] She derides him as “all hat and no cattle.” […] Her followers hand out bumper stickers saying: “Don't elect the son-of-a-Bush.” They call him “Shrub.”"; "For the past five days, mostly in New York and SC, the Shrub has apparently been running ads that characterize McCain’s policy proposals in what Murphy terms a “willfully distorting” way."; "If this tax-cut were proposed in exactly opposite proportions, conservatives would be screaming about communist re-distribution of wealth and having aneurysms right and left. It’s much better when the rich take from the poor. After all, the American rich are oppressed and deserve this windfall. Shrub said so. It must be true."USderogatory
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