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scab

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: scab

1
 nv
the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
form a scab
2
 nv
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
take the place of work of someone on strike
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: scab
1

n the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion

Types:
eschar
a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin
Type of:
solid body substance
the solid parts of the body

v form a scab

“the wounds will eventually scab”
Type of:
heal
get healthy again
2

n someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

Synonyms:
blackleg, rat, strikebreaker
Type of:
worker
a person who works at a specific occupation

v take the place of work of someone on strike

Synonyms:
blackleg, fink, rat
Type of:
do work, work
be employed
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