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    scour
    [ˈskou(ə)r]
    verb
    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"
    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
    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

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        What does scoured mean?to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something. the police scoured the city for the Typhoid Mary of this latest epidemic. Synonyms for scour. comb, dig (through), dredge,

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        What does scour mean?One has meanings relating to cleaning and washing away; that scour, which dates back to at least the early 14th century, probably comes from the Late Latin excurare, meaning “to clean off.” (A related noun scour refers to the action of this type of scouring, or to places that have been scoured, as by running water.)

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        What does scours mean?to rub a surface in order to cleanse or polish it. to become clean and shiny. to be capable of being cleaned by rubbing: The roasting pan scours easily. (of a plow, cultivator, etc.) to pass through the ground without soil clinging to the blade. (of a plow, shovel, etc.) to become polished from use. the act of scouring. the place scoured.

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        scour verb (SEARCH) [ T ] to search a place or thing very carefully in order to try to find something: The police are scouring the area for the missing child. I scoured the mall for a blue and white shirt, but I couldn't find one anywhere.

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