scour
IPA: skˈaʊɝ
noun
- The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
- A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
- A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
verb
- (transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
- (transitive) To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
- (transitive, intransitive, veterinary medicine) To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
- (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To cleanse (something) without rubbing.
- (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
- (intransitive) To run with speed; to scurry.
- (transitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.
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Examples of "scour" in Sentences
- I'm currently scouring the room.
- What is the purpose of scouring the empty room
- The police scoured for the evidence in the room.
- They investigated and scoured the room thouroughly.
- I do not have the time to scour the book in the library.
- Scour the internet and add that information to the article.
- I had to scour the web extensively to get the capacity of the thing.
- A subsequent investigation of the collapse determined the cause to scour.
- The first step would be to scour the clubs looking for the right drummer.
- Short of firearms and ammunition, the GIs scoured the county to find them.
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