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    scour
    [ˈskou(ə)r]
    verb
    scour (verb) · scours (third person present) · scoured (past tense) · scoured (past participle) · scouring (present participle)
    1. clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent:
      "he scoured the bathtub"
      • remove (dirt or unwanted matter) by rubbing with an abrasive or detergent:
        "use an electric toothbrush to scour off plaque" · "I've spent all day mopping and scouring"
      • (of water or a watercourse) make (a channel or pool) by flowing forcefully over something and removing soil or rock:
        "a stream came crashing through a narrow cavern to scour out a round pool below"
    2. (of livestock) suffer from diarrhoea:
      "he went out to deal with piglets who were scouring"
      • archaic
        administer a strong purgative to:
        "he immediately proceeded to scour him with the most potent medicines"
    noun
    scour (noun) · scours (noun)
    1. the action of scouring or the state of being scoured, especially by swift-flowing water:
      "the scour of the tide may cause lateral erosion"
      • an act of rubbing something hard to clean or brighten it:
        "give the floor a good scour"
    2. diarrhea in livestock, especially cattle and pigs.
    Origin
    Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schūren, from Old French escurer, from late Latin excurare ‘clean (off)’, from ex- ‘away’ + curare ‘to clean’.
    scour
    [ˈskou(ə)r]
    verb
    scour (verb) · scours (third person present) · scoured (past tense) · scoured (past participle) · scouring (present participle)
    1. subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something:
      "David scoured each newspaper for an article on the murder"
      • move rapidly in a particular direction, especially in search or pursuit of someone or something:
        "he scoured up the ladder"
    Origin
    late Middle English: related to obsolete scour ‘moving hastily’, of unknown origin.
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    verb
    1. clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent:
      scrub
      rub
      clean
      wash
      cleanse
      wipe
      polish
      shine
      burnish
      abrade
      dight
      furbish
      buff (up)
      verb
      1. subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something:
        search
        comb
        leave no stone unturned
        mine
        ransack
        turn over
        drag
        hunt through
        rummage through
        sift through
        go through with a fine-tooth comb
        root through
        rake through
        look all over
        look high and low in
        turn upside-down
        fossick through
         

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        scour 1 [ skou uh r, skou -er ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA verb (used with object) to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material: to scour pots and pans. Synonyms: rub, shine, buff, burnish

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        scour verb /ˈskaʊər/ Verb Forms scour something (for somebody/something) to search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find someone or something synonym comb We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent.

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        Scour can mean to clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing, or to remove dirt or grease by means of a detergent. It can also mean to clear a channel by flushing, or to range over an area in search of something.

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