 scour |
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| 1. | [ verb ] examine minutely | |
| Examples: | "The police scoured the country for the fugitive" |
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| Related terms: | search scouring | |
| 2. | [ verb ] clean with hard rubbing | |
| Synonyms: | scrub | |
| Examples: | "She scrubbed his back" |
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| Related terms: | rub holystone scrub scrubber scrub_brush | |
| 3. | [ verb ] rub hard or scrub | |
| Synonyms: | abrade | |
| Examples: | "scour the counter tops" |
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| Related terms: | rub abrader | |
| 4. | [ verb ] rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid | |
| Synonyms: | purge flush | |
| Examples: | "flush the wound with antibiotics" "purge the old gas tank" |
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| Related terms: | rinse purge | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a place that is scoured (especially by running water) | |
| Related terms: | topographic_point | |
| Similar spelling: |
Schor Schur Schorr Schurr Scurry scry scar score screw scare Scher scary scree scoria sciara screwy Schiro Scherr scarey Schwer Schier Scheer Schear Schaer Schaar |
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