SCAVENGE

scavenge, clean

(verb) remove unwanted substances from

scavenge

(verb) feed on carrion or refuse; “hyenas scavenge”

salvage, scavenge

(verb) collect discarded material; “She scavenged the garbage cans for food”

scavenge

(verb) clean refuse from; “Scavenge a street”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

scavenge (third-person singular simple present scavenges, present participle scavenging, simple past and past participle scavenged)

(transitive) to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material

(transitive) to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities

(transitive) to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle

(intransitive) to feed on carrion or refuse

Source: Wiktionary


Scav"enge, v. t.

Definition: To cleanse, as streets, from filth. C. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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