(v): move over something with pressure
(v): wash thoroughly
(v): cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
(v): postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
(n): dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
(n): all the plant life in a particular region or period
(n): the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
(n): the act of making something clean
(adj): (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
(adj): vs. improved) -- (not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing
In O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels, it's used as a noun to mean a person of poor behavior who treats others shabbily; something like what we might colloquially call a lame bastard.
But not the verb. The noun. And I'm not getting a haircut neither.