scab

/skæb/
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scab

A child carefully looks at a small scab on their knee.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A crust that forms over a healing wound or sore: A scab is a protective layer of dried blood, serum, and dead skin cells that covers a cut or abrasion during the healing process.
    • A worker who continues to work or who accepts employment to replace striking workers: In labor disputes, a scab is a person who works despite an ongoing strike, often viewed negatively by the strikers.

  2. Verb:

    • To become covered with a scab: When a wound heals, it scabs over.
    • To act as a strikebreaker: To work or provide labor in place of workers who are on strike.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • Don't pick at the scab on your knee; let it heal properly.
    • The union members called anyone who crossed the picket line a scab.

  • Verb:

    • The cut on his arm will scab in a few days.
    • He was accused of scabbing when he took the job during the strike.
Advanced Usage
  • "To scab over": This phrasal verb is commonly used to describe the process of a wound forming a protective crust.
    • The burn is starting to scab over, which is a good sign of healing.
Variants and Related Words
  • Scabby (adj): Covered with or consisting of scabs.
    • The scabby wound was itchy.
  • Strikebreaker (n): A synonym for the labor-related meaning of "scab."
Synonyms
  • Crust (n): For the wound covering.
  • Strikebreaker, blackleg (n, chiefly British): For the worker during a strike.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Scab over: To form a scab.
    • As it healed, the wound began to scab over.
Related Idioms
  • "A scab on the conscience": A metaphorical expression for a persistent feeling of guilt or shame.
    • The memory of his betrayal was a scab on his conscience that never fully healed.
scab

A child carefully looks at a small scab on their knee.

Noun
  1. the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
  2. someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
Verb
  1. take the place of work of someone on strike
  2. form a scab
    • the wounds will eventually scab

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