scour
scour&+{1}
[skaʊə]
vb
to clean or polish (a surface) by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth
to remove dirt from or have the dirt removed from
to clear (a channel) by the force of water; flush
to remove by or as if by rubbing
(of livestock, esp cattle) to have diarrhoea
to cause (livestock) to purge their bowels
to wash (wool) to remove wax, suint, and other impurities
n
the act of scouring
the place scoured, esp by running water
something that scours, such as a cleansing agent
prolonged diarrhoea in livestock, esp cattle
scour
scour&+{2}
[skaʊə]
vb
to range over (territory), as in making a search
to move swiftly or energetically over (territory)
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