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English to English noun
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a place that is scoured (especially by running water) |  | source: wordnet30
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Diarrhœa or dysentery among cattle. | | source: webster1913
| 3 |
The act of scouring. | | source: webster1913
verb
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examine minutely | | Example: The police scoured the country for the fugitive
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
clean with hard rubbing | | Example: She scrubbed his back
source: wordnet30
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rub hard or scrub | | Example: scour the counter tops
source: wordnet30
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rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid | | Example: flush the wound with antibiotics
purge the old gas tank
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To clean anything by rubbing. | | source: webster1913
| 10 |
To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush. | | source: webster1913
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