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Meaning of 'scour' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Scour [ n.]
- Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.
2 . Scour [ v. i.]
- To clean anything by rubbing.
- To cleanse anything.
- To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.
- To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.
3 . Scour [ v. t.]
- To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress.
- To purge; as, to scour a horse.
- To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away.
- To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.

Meaning of 'scour' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . scour [ v]
Meaning (1):
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
Example in sentence:
  • flush the wound with antibiotics;
  • purge the old gas tank
Meaning (2):
- rub hard or scrub
Example in sentence:
  • scour the counter tops
Meaning (3):
- clean with hard rubbing
Example in sentence:
  • She scrubbed his back
Meaning (4):
- examine minutely
Example in sentence:
  • The police scoured the country for the fugitive

Nearby Words:

scoat scobby scobiform scobs scoff scoffed scoffer scoffery scoffing scoffingly

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