scavenge

v., -enged, -eng·ing, -eng·es.

v.tr.

1. To search through for salvageable material: scavenged the garbage cans for food scraps.
2. To collect and remove refuse from: The streets are periodically scavenged.
3. To collect (salvageable material) by searching.
4. 1. To expel (exhaust gases) from a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine.
   2. To expel exhaust gases from (such a cylinder).
5. Metallurgy. To clean (molten metal) by chemically removing impurities.

v.intr.

1. To search through refuse for useful material.
2. To feed on dead or decaying matter.

[Back-formation from SCAVENGER.]

Of anesthetic. See anesthetic scavenging.

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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: clean refuse from

Meaning #2: collect discarded or refused material
  Synonym: salvage

Meaning #3: feed on carrion or refuse; of some animals

Meaning #4: remove unwanted substances from, as in chemistry
  Synonym: clean

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rense, skylle
v. intr. - rode i affald

Nederlands (Dutch)
afval doorzoeken, aas eten, afval

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) récupérer, (fig) mendier
v. intr. - faire/fouiller les poubelles

Deutsch (German)
v. - durchstöbern, reinigen, sich von Aas ernähren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακυκλώνω απορρίμματα, τρέφομαι με θνησιμαία
n. - ανακύκλωση

Italiano (Italian)
spazzare, scovare, cercare tra i rifiuti, ricerca

Português (Portuguese)
v. - varrer

Русский (Russian)
убирать мусор, чистить, рыться в отбросах, работать мусорщиком, питаться падалью или отбросами, использовать отбросы производства

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - limpiar, barrer (calles), recoger (la basura)
v. intr. - hacer de basurero, de barrendero, (mec) expulsarse de gases quemados

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rengöra, spola, sopa, rensa, hålla rent, rota i avfall
n. - rengöring, spolning, sopning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
搜寻有用之物, 清除污物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 搜尋有用之物
v. intr. - 清除汙物

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 청소하다, (내연 기관의 기통에서) 소기하다
v. intr. - 청소부로 일하다, 화학적으로 제거하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 掃除する, あさる, ごみの中からあさる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبحث عن طعام, يكنس, ينظف (الاسم) تنظيف, كنس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סילק מוצרים לא-רצויים ממנוע בעירה פנימית‬
v. intr. - ‮חיטט באשפה, חיפש מזון, ניקה רחובות, ניזון מפגרים (חיה או עוף)‬

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