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Scour (Verb)

Meaning 1

Examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

  • Look For
  • Seek

Related Words

  • Scouring (noun)

Meaning 2

Rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Abrade

Related Words

  • Scour (noun)

Meaning 3

Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Flush
  • Purge

Hypernyms

  • Rinse

Related Words

  • Scour (noun)

Meaning 4

Clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Scrub

Hypernyms

  • Rub

Hyponyms

  • Holystone

Related Words

  • Scour (noun)
  • Scouring (noun)
  • Scourer (noun)
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