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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:
      verb
      1. subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something:
        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 scouring mean?Define scouring. scouring synonyms, scouring pronunciation, scouring translation, English dictionary definition of scouring. v. scoured , scour·ing , scours v. tr. 1. a. To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously: scour a dirty oven. b.
        What does scour out mean?scour something (out) to clean something by rubbing its surface hard with rough material I had to scour out the pans. to make a passage, hole, or mark in the ground, rocks, etc. as the result of movement, especially over a long period scour something out The water had raced down the slope and scoured out the bed of a stream.
        Why is scouring important?Scouring removes soluble and insoluble impurities found in textiles as natural, added and adventitious impurities, for example, oils, waxes, fats, vegetable matter, as well as dirt. Removing these contaminants through scouring prepares the textiles for subsequent processes such as bleaching and dyeing.
        What does Scourge mean?Verb a neighborhood scourged by crime The prisoner was scourged with a whip. Not to mention the scourge of every bookstore: surreptitious photo-snappers who later shopped online. Elisabeth Egan Chase Castor, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024 To counter the scourge of CIT robberies, the government set up a special task team in 2008.
         
      3. scouring (ˈskaʊərɪŋ) n 1. the act of cleaning or polishing a surface by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth 2. the process of clearing a channel by the force of water 3. (Veterinary Science) an instance of causing livestock to purge their bowels
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        scour verb (CLEAN) [ T ] (also scour out) to remove dirt from something by rubbing it hard with something rough:
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        the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water (n) scouring moving over territory to search for something "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"
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        Scouring is a preparatory treatment of certain textile materials. Scouring removes soluble and insoluble impurities found in textiles as natural, added and adventitious impurities, for example, oils, waxes, fats, vegetable matter, as well as dirt.
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        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 scouring. combing, digging (through), dredging, hunting (through),

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