1 C1 neutral
To remove shrubs and bushes from a piece of land.
"We spent the weekend shrubbing out the overgrown corner of the garden."
separable
shrub out
C1 neutral separable transitive
To remove shrubs or bushes from an area of land.
In plain English
To dig up and get rid of bushes from a piece of land.
What does "shrub out" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To take shrubs out of the ground — entirely transparent.
Actually means
To dig up and get rid of bushes from a piece of land.
Usage tip
Specialist gardening or land-clearing terminology. Not widely used in general conversation. Most native speakers would say 'clear the shrubs' or 'remove the bushes' instead.
Words that pair with "shrub out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
garden plot land clearing overgrown area
How to conjugate "shrub out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
shrub out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
shrubs out
he/she/it
Past simple
shrubed out
yesterday
Past participle
shrubed out
have + pp
-ing form
shrubing out
continuous
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