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SCOUR
scour
(noun) a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
flush, scour, purge
(verb) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; āflush the wound with antibioticsā; āpurge the old gas tankā
scrub, scour
(verb) clean with hard rubbing; āShe scrubbed his backā
scour, abrade
(verb) rub hard or scrub; āscour the counter topsā
scour
(verb) examine minutely; āThe police scoured the country for the fugitiveā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
scour (third-person singular simple present scours, present participle scouring, simple past and past participle scoured)
(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
(transitive) To remove debris and dirt by purging; to sweep along or off (by a current of water).
(transitive, veterinary medicine) To clear the digestive tract by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
(ambitransitive, veterinary medicine) To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
(transitive, obsolete) To cleanse (without rubbing).
Noun
scour (countable and uncountable, plural scours)
The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
Etymology 2
Verb
scour (third-person singular simple present scours, present participle scouring, simple past and past participle scoured)
(transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
(ambitransitive) To run with speed; to scurry.
(ambitransitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.
Anagrams
• Orcus, cours
Source: Wiktionary
Scour, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scoured; p. pr. & vb. n. Scouring.] Etym: [Akin to LG. schĆ¼ren, D. schuren, schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to take care. Cf. Cure.]
1. To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress.
2. To purge; as, to scour a horse.
3. To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away. [I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask, Which, washed away, shall scour my shame with it. Shak.
4. Etym: [Perhaps a different word; cf. OF. escorre, escourre, It. scorrere, both fr. L. excurrere to run forth. Cf. Excursion.]
Definition: To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast. Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain. Pope. Scouring barrel, a tumbling barrel. See under Tumbling.
– Scouring cinder (Metal.), a basic slag, which attacks the lining of a shaft furnace. Raymond.
– Scouring rush. (Bot.) See Dutch rush, under Dutch.
– Scouring stock (Woolen Manuf.), a kind of fulling mill.
Scour, v. i.
1. To clean anything by rubbing. Shak.
2. To cleanse anything. Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth better. Bacon.
3. To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.
4. To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper. So four fierce coursers, starting to the race, Scour through the plain, and lengthen every pace. Dryden.
Scour, n.
Definition: Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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