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scav·enge  (skvnj)

v. scav·enged, scav·eng·ing, scav·eng·es

v.tr.

1. To search through for salvageable material: scavenged the garbage cans for food scraps.

2. To collect and remove refuse from: The streets are periodically scavenged.

3. To collect (salvageable material) by searching.

4.

a. To expel (exhaust gases) from a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine.

b. To expel exhaust gases from (such a cylinder).

5. Metallurgy To clean (molten metal) by chemically removing impurities.

v.intr.

1. To search through refuse for useful material.

2. To feed on dead or decaying matter.

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[Back-formation from scavenger.]

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scavenge [ˈskævɪndʒ]

vb

1. to search for (anything usable) among discarded material

2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) (tr) to purify (a molten metal) by bubbling a suitable gas through it. The gas may be inert or may react with the impurities

3. to clean up filth from (streets, etc.)

4. (Chemistry) Chem to act as a scavenger for (atoms, molecules, ions, radicals, etc.)

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	scavenge - clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street" clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
	2.	scavenge - collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food" salvage gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
	3.	scavenge - feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge" feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
	4.	scavenge - remove unwanted substances from clean chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

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verb search, hunt, forage, rummage, root about, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.), scratch about, grub about The foxes come and scavenge for bones.

Translations

scavenge [ˈskævɪndʒ]

A. VT [+ streets] → limpiar las calles de, recoger la basura de

B. VI → remover basuras, pepenar(Mex)
to scavenge for food → andar buscando comida(entre la basura)

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scavenge [ˈskævɪndʒ] vi [person] → faire les poubelles
to scavenge for food [person] → faire les poubelles à la recherche de nourriture; [hyena] → se nourrir de charognes

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vt (lit, fig) → ergattern; the scraps are scavenged by hungry gulls → hungrige Möwen ergattern or holen sich (dat) → die Essensreste; the tramp scavenged food from the piles of litter → der Landstreicher plünderte die Abfallhaufen

vi (lit) → Nahrung suchen; to scavenge for something → nach etw suchen; jackals live by scavenging → Schakale leben von Aas; to scavenge in the bins → die Abfalleimer plündern; he’s always scavenging around in scrapyards → er durchstöbert dauernd die Schrottplätze

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scavenge [ˈskævɪndʒ]

1. vt (food) → cercare; (streets) → pulire

2. vi (hyenas, birds) → nutrirsi di carogne
to scavenge (for) (person) → frugare tra i rifiuti (alla ricerca di)

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v scavenge [ˈskӕvindʒ]

to search for useful or usable objects, food etc amongst rubbish etc. aas يَبْحَث بَين الزِّبالَه претърсвам сметта vybírat popelnice søge reinigen ψάχνω στα σκουπίδια andar buscando entre la basura songima لاشخوري كردن tonkia fouiller les poubelles לְחַטֵט בְּאַשפָּה सफाई करना tražiti korisne odbačene stvari, čistiti guberál mengais-ngais leita að fæði/nothæfum hlutum í sorpi (rovistare tra i rifiuti) ゴミをあさる 쓰레기 더미를 뒤지다 naršyti rakņāties atkritumos mencari-cari makanan atau barang yang boleh digunakan di celah-celah tong sampah afval doorzoeken lete etter mat/gjenstander i avfall szukać czegoś (np. pożywienia) w śmieciach vasculhar o lixo a căuta în gunoaie рыться в мусоре, отбросах vyberať odpadové koše brskati tražiti po đubretu rota (söka) i ขนขยะ çöp karıştırmak 拾破爛 ритися у смітті کوڑا کباڑ میں استعمال کی چیزیں تلاشنا bới rác 拾破烂

n scavenger

straatveër زَبّال، كَنّاس боклукчия prohledávač odpadků, hadrář ådselæder der Straßenkehrer ρακοσυλλέκτης rebuscador, trapero; animal carroñero raisasööjaloom, prügis tuhnija لاشخور haaskaeläin, tunkionpenkoja éboueur/-euse; fouilleur/-euse d'ordures אוֹכֵל נְבֵלוֹת दृश्य लेख osoba koja skuplja odbačene stvari, strvinar guberáló pemulung skransafnari; hrææta (chi cerca tra i rifiuti) ゴミをあさる人 쓰레기를 뒤지는 사람; 썩은 고기를 먹는 동물 naršytojas miskastnieks; mēslu rušķis pencari barang-barang yang dibuang voddenraper åtseldyr; person som lever av søppel osoba, która szuka (np. pożywienia) w śmieciach o que vasculha o lixo măturător de stradă; cel care caută în gunoaie мусорщик; любитель копаться в грязи kto vyberá odpadky zo smetných košov ki brska po smeteh skupljač otpadaka asätare คนขนขยะ çöp karıştırıcı 清道夫，食腐動物，清除劑 людина, що перериває покидьки کباڑیا، مردار خور جانور người bới rác 清道夫，食腐动物，清除剂