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scour
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scour 1  (skour)
v. scoured, scour·ing, scours
v.tr.
1.
a. To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously: scour a dirty oven.
b. To remove by scrubbing: scour grease from a pan.
2. To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent.
3. To clean (wheat) before the milling process.
4. To clear (an area) by freeing of weeds or other vegetation.
5. To clear (a channel or pipe) by flushing.
v.intr.
1. To scrub something in order to clean or polish it.
2. To have diarrhea. Used of livestock.
n.
1. A scouring action or effect.
2. A place that has been scoured, as by flushing with water.
3. A cleansing agent for wool.
4. scours (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Diarrhea in livestock.

[Middle English scouren, from Middle Dutch scren, from Old French escurer, from Late Latin excrre, to clean out : Latin ex-, ex-, Late Latin crre, to clean (from Latin, to take care of, from cra, care; see cure).]

scourer n.

scour 1
Verb
1. to clean or polish (a surface) by rubbing with something rough
2. to clear (a channel) by the force of water
Noun
the act of scouring [Old French escurer]
scourer n

scour 2
Verb
1. to search thoroughly and energetically: he had scoured auction salerooms
2. to move quickly over (land) in search or pursuit [probably from Old Norse skūr shower]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scourscour - a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
Verb1.scour - examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"
look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
2.scour - clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"
rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
holystone - scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck"
3.scourscour - rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"
rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
4.scour - rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
rinse, rinse off - wash off soap or remaining dirt

scour 1
scour 2
verb search, hunt, comb, ransack, forage, look high and low, go over with a fine-tooth comb
Translations
Spanish scour [ˈskauəʳ] vt (= clean) → fregar, estregar (= search); recorrer, registrar
French scour [ˈskauəʳ] vt (= clean) → récurer; frotter; décaper (= search); battre, parcourir
German scour [ˈskauəʳ] vt (search) → absuchen;
(clean) → scheuern

Italian scour [ˈskauəʳ] vt (= clean) → pulire strofinando; raschiare via; ripulire (= search); battere, perlustrare

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