scourverb [ T ]
uk/skaʊər/us/ˈskaʊ.ɚ/scour verb [ T ] (CLEAN)
also scour out to remove dirt from something by rubbing it hard with something rough:
You'll have to scour out those old cooking pots before you use them.
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Cleaning generally
- brush sb/sth off
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- decontaminate
- groom
- purification
- purify
- rinse sth out
- sanitize
- scrub
- sluice
- sluice sth down/out
- sponge
- spring-clean
- sweep
- wipe
- wipe sth down
- wipe sth up
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scour verb [ T ] (SEARCH)
to search a place or thing very carefully in order to try to find something:
The police are scouring the area for the missing child.
I scoured the shops for a blue and white shirt, but I couldn't find one anywhere.
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Searching
- a needle in a haystack idiom
- beachcomber
- bounty hunter
- burrow
- cast around
- dig
- drag
- nose
- once-over
- pick
- pick through sth
- poke
- poke around
- seek
- trail
- turn a place inside out idiom
- turn sth upside down idiom
- wanted
- wild-goose chase
- witch hunt
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scour
noun [ S ] ukus
Phrasal verb(s)
scour sth out