Scavenge (Verb)
Meaning 1
Clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The city council hired workers to scavenge the main street after the big festival.
- Volunteers gathered to scavenge the neighborhood park and remove all the litter.
- The mayor organized a campaign to scavenge the entire town of trash and debris.
- Community groups joined forces to scavenge the beach and protect local wildlife.
- The residents banded together to scavenge their streets and restore cleanliness and order.
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Meaning 2
Collect discarded material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 4
Remove unwanted substances from.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Carbon filters are used to scavenge pollutants from drinking water.
- Cleaning solutions help scavenge grease from the engine's surface.
- Heat treatments can scavenge impurities from metal alloys.
- Enzymes scavenge free radicals in the human body.
- Air purifiers scavenge particulate matter from indoor air.