scab meaning

UK /skæb/ US /skæb/ 1 syllable

scab (verb): form a scab.

scab has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

scab as a verb

  1. form a scab
    • the wounds will eventually scab

    Type of: heal

  2. take the place of work of someone on strike

    Synonyms: fink, rat, blackleg

    Type of: work

scab as a noun

  1. someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

    Synonyms: strikebreaker, blackleg, rat

    Type of: worker

  2. the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion

    Type of: solid body substance

    Kinds: eschar

    Related forms: scabby

How to pronounce scab

scab is pronounced /skæb/ in British English and /skæb/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with scab

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in AB · 4-letter words

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