scour

v., scoured, scour·ing, scours.

v.tr.

1. 1. To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously: scour a dirty oven.
   2. To remove by scrubbing: scour grease from a pan.
2. To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent.
3. To clean (wheat) before the milling process.
4. To clear (an area) by freeing of weeds or other vegetation.
5. To clear (a channel or pipe) by flushing.

v.intr.

1. To scrub something in order to clean or polish it.
2. To have diarrhea. Used of livestock.

n.

1. A scouring action or effect.
2. A place that has been scoured, as by flushing with water.
3. A cleansing agent for wool.
4. scours (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Diarrhea in livestock.

[Middle English scouren, from Middle Dutch scūren, from Old French escurer, from Late Latin excūrāre, to clean out : Latin ex-, ex-, Late Latin cūrāre, to clean (from Latin, to take care of , from cūra, care; see cure).]

scourer scour'er n.

scour² (skour)

v., scoured, scour·ing, scours.

v.tr.

1. To search through or over thoroughly: The detective scoured the scene of the crime for clues.
2. To range over (an area) quickly and energetically.

v.intr.

1. To range over or about an area, especially in a search.
2. To move swiftly; scurry.

[Middle English scouren, to move swiftly, probably of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse skūr, shower.]

scourer scour'er n.

verb

1. To rub hard in order to clean: scrub. See clean/dirty, put on/take off.
2. To remove (an outer layer or adherent matter) by rubbing a surface with considerable pressure: scrape, scrub. See put on/take off.

scour²

verb

1. To make a thorough search of: comb, forage, ransack, rummage. Slang shake down. Idioms: beat the bushes, leave no stone unturned, looksearchhigh and low, looksearchup and down, turn inside out, turn upside down. See investigate.
2. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.

v

Definition: clean, polish thoroughly
Antonyms: dirty, soil

v

Definition: search thoroughly
Antonyms: ignore, overlook

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The erosion of a concrete surface, exposing the aggregate.

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Characterized by scour.

• s. disease — a colloquial name for secondary nutritional copper deficiency.

IN BRIEF: To rub hard with the goal of cleaning; to thoroughly look for something.

Like a steel mirror, scour off all rust with contrition. — Mevlana Rumi (1207-1273), Persian sufi mystic.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - skure, rense, vaske, udrense, erodere
v. intr. - blive ren ved skuring
n. - skuring, rensning, skylning

2.
v. tr. - gennemsøge
v. intr. - gennemstrejfe, drage om i

Nederlands (Dutch)
schuren, (schoon) poetsen, boenen, afstruinen (op zoek), diarree (in vee), schuurmiddel

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - récurer, éroder, lessiver, frotter, décaper, dégraisser (un vêtement)
v. intr. - poncer, frotter, décaper
n. - érosion

2.
v. tr. - parcourir (à la recherche de)
v. intr. - parcourir (à la recherche de)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - scheuern
n. - Scheuern, Reinigungsmittel

2.
v. - durchsuchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τρίβω, καθαρίζω με τρίψιμο, διατρέχω, (μτφ.) οργώνω (περιοχή)
n. - ορμητικό ρεύμα, έκπλυση ή αποκάθαρση (μεταλλεύματος), διάρροια βοοειδών

Italiano (Italian)
mondare, purgare, scorrazzare, esaminare attentamente, perlustrare, strofinare, pulire alla paglietta, levigare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esfregar
n. - limpeza (f), força erosiva (f), diarréia (f)

Русский (Russian)
чистка, мытье, промоина, понос (у животных), моющее средство, чистить, мыть, очищать, промывать, образовывать промоину, давать слабительное, страдать от поноса (о животных), рыскать (в поисках чего-л.), тщательно искать, прочесывать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - restregar, frotar, lijar, pulir, fregar
v. intr. - restregar
n. - acción limpiadora de una corriente rápida

2.
v. tr. - explorar, recorrer buscando
v. intr. - buscar algo por todas partes

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skura, skrubba, gnida bort, spola ren, rensa, skölja, erodera, söka igenom, söka överallt, jaga runt i, genomströva, fara över, springa, löpa, jaga, laxera, ha diarré
n. - skurning, renspolning, sköljning, erosion, erosionsfåra, diarré

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 擦净, 洗涤, 擦亮, 擦掉, 擦, 冲刷, 洗, 洗涤剂

2. 急速穿过, 走遍搜索, 急速穿行, 追寻

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 擦淨, 洗滌, 擦亮, 擦掉
v. intr. - 擦, 沖刷, 洗
n. - 擦, 洗滌劑, 洗

2.
v. tr. - 急速穿過, 走遍搜索
v. intr. - 急速穿行, 追尋

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 문질러 닦다, 세탁하다, (어떤 장소로부터) 제거하다
v. intr. - 먼지를 없애다, 번질번질해지다, 정련하다
n. - 세제, 녹 벗기기, 세척

2.
v. tr. - ~을 찾아 헤매다, 뛰어다니다, (서류 등을) 철저히 조사하다
v. intr. - (~을 구하여) 찾아다니다, 질주하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ごしごし磨く, 洗い流す, こすり落とす, 流れをよくする, 捜し回る, 除去する
n. - 磨くこと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجلو, يفرك (الاسم) تنظيف, صقل, فرك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שפשף, ניקה, צחצח, יצר (תעלה) אגב סחף‬
v. intr. - ‮שפשף, ניקה, צחצח, יצר (תעלה) אגב סחף‬
n. - ‮שפשוף, ניקוי, צחצוח, מירוק‬
v. tr. - ‮חיפש, סרק‬
v. intr. - ‮שוטט, בעיקר כדי לחפש‬

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