scavenge

scav·enge

 (skăv′ənj)

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

v.tr.

1.

a. To collect (useful items) by searching through refuse: scavenged a chair from the neighbor's trash.

b. To search through (a place or container) for useful items.

2. To feed on (dead or decaying matter). Used especially of animals.

3.

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

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

4.

a. To clean (molten metal) by chemically removing impurities.

b. To remove or inactivate (harmful chemicals or impurities) in a mixture: antioxidants that scavenge free radicals from the body.

v.intr.

1. To search through refuse for useful items.

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. (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)

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scav•enge

(ˈskæv ɪndʒ)

v. -enged, -eng•ing. v.t.

1. to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.

2. to cleanse of filth, as a street.

3. to expel burnt gases from (the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine).

v.i.

4. to act as a scavenger: to scavenge for food.

[1635–45; back formation from scavenger]

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scavenge

Past participle: scavenged
Gerund: scavenging

Imperative

scavenge

scavenge

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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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scavenge

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

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Translations

يَبْحَث بَين الزِّبالَه

vybírat popelnice

søge

reinigen

fouiller les poubelles

guberál

leita aî fæîi/nothæfum hlutum í sorpi

lavarepurificarerovistarespazzare

rakņāties atkritumos

lete etter

çöp karıştırmak

拾破烂

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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scavenge

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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scavenge

(ˈskӕvindʒ) verb

to search for useful or usable objects, food etc amongst rubbish etc. aas يَبْحَث بَين الزِّبالَه претърсвам сметта vasculhar o lixo vybírat popelnice reinigen søge 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 دپاتى، شونو ټو لونكى، د تنظيف مامور، هغه حيوان چه پاتى، شونى،خورى، جيفه خور vasculhar o lixo a căuta în gunoaie рыться в мусоре, отбросах vyberať odpadové koše brskati tražiti po đubretu rota (söka) i คุ้ยเขี่ย; ค้นหา çöp karıştırmak 拾破爛，在...中搜尋有用之物 ритися у смітті کوڑا کباڑ میں استعمال کی چیزیں تلاشنا bới rác 拾破烂

ˈscavenger noun

straatveër زَبّال، كَنّاس боклукчия vira-latas prohledávač odpadků, hadrář der Straßenkehrer ådselæder ρακοσυλλέκτης rebuscador, trapero; animal carroñero raisasööjaloom, prügis tuhnija لاشخور haaskaeläin 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 썩은 고기를 먹는 동물 naršytojas miskastnieks; mēslu rušķis pencari barang-barang yang dibuang voddenraperåtseldyr; person som lever av søppelosoba, która szuka w śmieciach جيفه خور 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 คนที่ค้นหาสิ่งของ; สัตว์ที่คุ้ยหาอาหาร çöp karıştırıcı 拾荒者，食腐肉的動物 людина, що перериває покидьки کباڑیا، مردار خور جانور người bới rác 捡破烂的人，清道夫，食腐动物

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