What does SCABS mean?

Scabs

1. Parts of Speech: Noun, Verb

2. Definitions:

• Noun: a crust that forms over a wound or sore during healing; a person who continues to work while others are on strike.
• Verb: to form a scab; to work as a replacement for striking workers.

3. Pronunciations:

• US: /skæbz/
• UK: /skæbz/

4. Origin and Usage:

The word "scabs" originally referred to the crust that forms over a wound or sore during healing. The usage of the term to describe a person who continues to work while others are on strike dates back to the late 1700s. The use of "scab" to describe a replacement worker during a strike became more widespread in the 1800s and continues to be used in labor disputes today.

5. Synonyms:

• Noun: crust, scurf, incrustation, strikebreaker, blackleg
• Verb: heal, form a crust, strikebreak

6. Related Words:

• Crust
• Heals
• Bleed
• Wound
• Sores

7. Example Sentences:

• Healing wounds often form scabs to protect the area.
• During the strike, the company hired scabs to keep the factory running.
• The scab on her knee was starting to itch.
• He refused to work as a scab during the strike.