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- Dictionaryscour/skaʊə/
verb
- 1. clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent: "she scoured the cooker"
- 2. (of livestock) suffer from diarrhoea: "he went out to deal with piglets who were scouring"
noun
- 1. the action of scouring or the state of being scoured, especially by swift-flowing water: "the scour of the tide may cause lateral erosion"
- 2. diarrhoea in livestock, especially cattle and pigs.
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Scour can mean to clean something hard, to search something carefully, or to have diarrhoea in animals. Learn how to use scour in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
SCOUR meaning: 1. to remove dirt from something by rubbing...
- Znaczenie Scour, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
SCOUR definicja: 1. to remove dirt from something by rubbing...
- Scour Turkish Translation
SCOUR translate: karış karış aramak, didik didik etmek,...
- Scour Spanish Translation
SCOUR translate: fregar, restregar, registrar, dar una...
- Scour: Malay Translation
scour translate: menyental, menggeledah. Learn more in the...
- Scour: Russian Translation
SCOUR translate: тщательно искать, прочесывать , чистить,...
- Scour: Polish Translation
SCOUR translate: przetrząsać, przeszukiwać, szorować,...
- Scour: German Translation
scour translate: scheuern, absuchen. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Scour can mean to clean something hard, to search something carefully, or to have diarrhea in animals. Learn how to use scour in different contexts and find related words and phrases.
Learn the different meanings and uses of the word scour, such as to clean, to search, or to erode. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and more.
Scour definition: to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material. See examples of SCOUR used in a sentence.
Scour can mean to clean or polish something by rubbing, to remove dirt or impurities, to clear a channel by water, or to purge something. See different meanings, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of scour in British and American English.
When you scour something with your eyes, you examine or search it very closely. If you can't find the math homework you finished on Saturday, you'll have to spend some time on Sunday scouring your room until you find it.
Scour can mean to clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing, or to remove dirt or grease by means of a detergent. It can also mean to clear a channel by flushing, or to range over an area in search of something.