scour
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
scours;
scoured;
scouring
scours;
scoured;
scouring
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCOUR
[+ object]
:
to search (something) carefully and thoroughly
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We scoured the woods for the missing child.
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I scoured the book for information.
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compare 2scour
2
scour
/ˈskawɚ/
verb
scours;
scoured;
scouring
2
scour
/ˈskawɚ/
verb
scours;
scoured;
scouring
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCOUR
[+ object]
1
:
to clean (something) by rubbing it hard with a rough object
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He scoured the pan with steel wool.
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She scoured spots from the stove.
2
:
to cause parts of (something) to be carried away by the movement of water, ice, etc.
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Spring rains scoured the hillside.
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The river's banks had been scoured [=eroded] by floodwaters.
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compare 1scour
— scouring
adjective, always used before a noun-
a scouring pad/cleanser [=a pad/cleanser that is used to scour something]
