- verbscour (verb) · scours (third person present) · scoured (past tense) · scoured (past participle) · scouring (present participle)
- 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"
- (of livestock) suffer from diarrhoea:"he went out to deal with piglets who were scouring"
- archaicadminister a strong purgative to:"he immediately proceeded to scour him with the most potent medicines"
nounscour (noun) · scours (noun)- 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"
- diarrhea in livestock, especially cattle and pigs.
OriginMiddle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schūren, from Old French escurer, from late Latin excurare ‘clean (off)’, from ex- ‘away’ + curare ‘to clean’.verbscour (verb) · scours (third person present) · scoured (past tense) · scoured (past participle) · scouring (present participle)- 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"
Originlate Middle English: related to obsolete scour ‘moving hastily’, of unknown origin.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb
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