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scab
(skăb)n.
1. A crust discharged from and covering a healing wound.
2. Scabies or mange in domestic animals or livestock, especially sheep.
3.
a. Any of various plant diseases caused by fungi or bacteria and resulting in crustlike spots on fruit, leaves, or roots.
b. The spots caused by such a disease.
4. Slang A person regarded as contemptible.
5.
a. A worker who refuses membership in a labor union.
b. An employee who works while others are on strike; a strikebreaker.
c. A person hired to replace a striking worker.
intr.v. scabbed, scab·bing, scabs
1. To become covered with scabs or a scab.
2. To work or take a job as a scab.
[Middle English, from Old Norse skabb.]
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scab
(skæb)n
1. (Pathology) the dried crusty surface of a healing skin wound or sore
2. (Veterinary Science) a contagious disease of sheep, a form of mange, caused by a mite (Psoroptes communis)
3. (Plant Pathology) a fungal disease of plants characterized by crusty spots on the fruits, leaves, etc
4. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) derogatory
a. Also called: blackleg a person who refuses to support a trade union's actions, esp one who replaces a worker who is on strike
b. (as modifier): scab labour.
5. a despicable person
vb (intr) , scabs, scabbing or scabbed
6. (Pathology) to become covered with a scab
7. (of a road surface) to become loose so that potholes develop
8. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to replace a striking worker
[Old English sceabb; related to Old Norse skabb, Latin scabiēs, Middle Low German schabbe scoundrel, German schäbig shabby]
ˈscabˌlike adj
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scab
(skæb)n., v. scabbed, scab•bing. n.
1. the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
2. any mangy skin disease in animals, esp. sheep.
3.
a. a fungal or bacterial disease of plants characterized by crustlike lesions on the affected parts.
b. one such lesion.
4. a worker who refuses to join a labor union or to participate in a union strike, who takes a striking worker's place on the job, or the like.
5. Slang. a rascal or scoundrel.
v.i. 6. to become covered with a scab.
7. to act or work as a scab.
[1200–50; Middle English < Old Norse skabb scab, itch]
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scab
- First pertained to any skin disease in which pustules or scales were formed, and is from Old Norse skabbr, "crust over a wound."See also related terms for scales.
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scab
Past participle: scabbed
Gerund: scabbing
| Imperative |
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| scab |
| scab |
| Present |
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| I scab |
| you scab |
| he/she/it scabs |
| we scab |
| you scab |
| they scab |
| Preterite |
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| I scabbed |
| you scabbed |
| he/she/it scabbed |
| we scabbed |
| you scabbed |
| they scabbed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am scabbing |
| you are scabbing |
| he/she/it is scabbing |
| we are scabbing |
| you are scabbing |
| they are scabbing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have scabbed |
| you have scabbed |
| he/she/it has scabbed |
| we have scabbed |
| you have scabbed |
| they have scabbed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was scabbing |
| you were scabbing |
| he/she/it was scabbing |
| we were scabbing |
| you were scabbing |
| they were scabbing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had scabbed |
| you had scabbed |
| he/she/it had scabbed |
| we had scabbed |
| you had scabbed |
| they had scabbed |
| Future |
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| I will scab |
| you will scab |
| he/she/it will scab |
| we will scab |
| you will scab |
| they will scab |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have scabbed |
| you will have scabbed |
| he/she/it will have scabbed |
| we will have scabbed |
| you will have scabbed |
| they will have scabbed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be scabbing |
| you will be scabbing |
| he/she/it will be scabbing |
| we will be scabbing |
| you will be scabbing |
| they will be scabbing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been scabbing |
| you have been scabbing |
| he/she/it has been scabbing |
| we have been scabbing |
| you have been scabbing |
| they have been scabbing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been scabbing |
| you will have been scabbing |
| he/she/it will have been scabbing |
| we will have been scabbing |
| you will have been scabbing |
| they will have been scabbing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been scabbing |
| you had been scabbing |
| he/she/it had been scabbing |
| we had been scabbing |
| you had been scabbing |
| they had been scabbing |
| Conditional |
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| I would scab |
| you would scab |
| he/she/it would scab |
| we would scab |
| you would scab |
| they would scab |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have scabbed |
| you would have scabbed |
| he/she/it would have scabbed |
| we would have scabbed |
| you would have scabbed |
| they would have scabbed |
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Noun 1. scab - someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
2. scab - the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
solid body substance - the solid parts of the body
eschar - a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin
Verb 1. scab - form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"
heal - get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
2. scab - take the place of work of someone on strike
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Translations
جَرَب الماشِيَهقِشْرَة الجُرْح
prašivinastávkokazstrup
sårskorpeskurvstrejkebrydersvampesygdom
arpeutuaperunarupipummatarikkurirupi
rühsztrájktörõvar
hrúðurhrúîurhúîsjúkdómur í plöntum/dÿrumverkfallsbrjótur
niežainušašęsrauplėsšašasstreiklaužys
kašķiskraupiskrevelestreiklauzis
chrastaprašivinaštrajkokaz
scab
[skæb] N1. (Med) → costra f
2. (Vet) → roña f
3. (= strikebreaker) → esquirol mf, rompehuelgas mf inv
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scab
n
(= scabies) → Krätze f
(inf: = strikebreaker) → Streikbrecher(in) m(f); scab labour (Brit) or labor (US) → Streikbrecher pl
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scab
(skӕb) noun1. a crust formed over a sore or wound. roof قِشْرَة الجُرْح струпей casca strup der Schorf sårskorpe κρούστα πληγής costra, postilla kärn لخته rupi croûte גלד खुरण्ड krasta var kerak hrúður crosta かさぶた 딱지 šašas krevele kuping roofje sårskorpe strup پاترى، داغ، نښه، ( دجوړ شوى زخم) خوروكى، هغه كاريګر چه ددايمى كاريګر و داعتصاب په وخت كى دڅه مودى لپاره كاركوى crosta crustă струп, корка chrasta krasta krasta [sår]skorpa สะเก็ดแผล kabuk, yara kabuğu 痂 струп; короста, парші زخم پر بننے والا کھرنڈ vảy (ở vết thương sắp lành) 痂
2. any of several diseases of animals or plants. brandsiekte جَرَب الماشِيَه краста sarna prašivina die Räude skurv; svampesygdom ψώρα sarna, roña kärntõbi پوست زخم rupi gale מַחֲלַת צְמָחִים पामा šuga rüh koreng húðsjúkdómur í plöntum/dÿrum scabbia, rogna 腐敗病 옴 niežai, rauplės kašķis; kraupis skap schurft skabb; skurv świerzb داغ sarna ciupercă парша prašina, svrab garje šuga skabb โรคผิวหนัง koyun uyuzu; hastalık 斑點病,痂瘡病 парші جانوروں یا پودوں کو ہونے والے امراض میں سے کوئی، کھاج، کھرنڈ bệnh ghẻ, bệnh nấm vảy 斑点病
3. a workman who refuses to join a strike. onderkruiper عامِل يَرْفُض الإنضِمام إلى الإضْراب، خارِج على الإجْماع стачкоизменник fura-greves stávkokaz der/die Streikbrecher(in) strejkebryder απεργοσπάστης esquirol streigimurdja اعتصاب شكن rikkuri briseur/-euse de grève מְפֵר שְׁבִיתָה हड़ताल भेदी štrajkolomac sztrájktörő buruh yang mau ikut mogok verkfallsbrjótur crumiro スト破り 지 조합원,파업 방해자 streiklaužys streiklauzis pengkhianat onderkruiper streikebryter łamistrajk هغه كاريګر چه ددايمى كاريګر و داعتصاب په وخت كى دڅه مودى لپاره كاركوى fura-greves spărgător de grevă штрейкбрехер štrajkokaz stavkokaz štrajkbreher strejkbrytare คนแตกพวก grev kırıcı 拒絕參與罷工的人 штрейкбрехер اپنی جماعت کی رائے کے خلاف جانے والا người phá hoại cuộc đình công 拒不参加罢工的工人
ˈscabby adjective onderkruiperig أجْرَب грапав sarnento strupovitý; prašivý schorfig skurvet ψωριάρης costroso; sarnoso kärnane اعتصاب شكني rupinen galeux מְכוּסֶה פְּצָעִים पपड़ीदार krastav rühes, koszos; (be)varas(odott) berkoreng hrúðraður scabbioso, rognoso かさぶたのある 딱지투성인 nušašęs, šlykštus kreveļains; kraupains haram jadah schurftig skabbet; skurvet parszywy اعتصاب ماتول sarnento râios паршивый chrastavý; prašivý garjav krastav [full] med sårskorpor, skabbig เต็มไปด้วยสะเก็ด; ซึ่งเป็นโรคผิวหนัง kabuk bağlamış 結滿痂的,長滿疥癬的 шолудивий; вкритий струпами کھرنڈ یا کھاج والا bị ghẻ lở 结痂的
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scab
n. costra, escara.
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scab
n costraEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.