Scab (Verb)
Meaning 1
Take the place of work of someone on strike.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The company hired a worker to scab for the unionized employees on strike.
- They accused the new employee of being willing to scab for anyone as long as the pay was high.
- During the labor dispute, many were tempted to scab for the daily wages, but the community rallied behind the strikers.
- If he decides to scab, his coworkers will never forgive him.
- Local workers threatened to retaliate against anyone who would scab during the upcoming union strike.
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Meaning 2
Form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The doctor instructed her to keep the wound clean so it could scab over quickly.
- His knee skinned on the pavement will eventually scab, but for now, it's still raw and tender.
- After a few days of healing, the cut on her hand began to scab.
- The minor cuts on his face will scab over in a few days, but deeper cuts require stitches.
- The scrape on her elbow will scab if she keeps it clean and stops picking at it.