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Scour

Scour meaning

To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent. | To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water. | To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.

Example sentences (20)

A row of officers scour the grass and shrubs for evidence as bins, hedgerows and under cars are also searched.

Does this genius think that firemen stand on the roof of their building and scour the skyline looking for fires on the horizon?

Link will have to scour the land of Hyrule to come up with all the seeds he'll need to upgrade his inventory fully.

Marketers would scour the web, hunting for keywords promising high search volumes and low competition.

My ex-colleague used to scour the newspapers daily to find a tragedy or misfortune to fret over.

Now indentured to Galactus, the Surfer would scour the cosmos for planets for his master to devour - until he came to Earth.

Presidents’ Day — a day when we catch up on some sleep, and, of course, scour the internet for a good sale (or two).

Responding to Trump’s lies about illegal voting, conservative activists are mobilizing to scour the voting process for evidence of irregularities.

Scour put the Simpson Avenue Bridge in Hoquiam out of commission in 2010 after deterioration on its timber pilings went unnoticed for years.

Some carry unmanned remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that will be needed to scour the sea floor.

The Employment Index edged down 0.6 points to 56.3 as employers continued to scour a tight labor market for qualified workers.

Trials have also confirmed that calves offered Bio-Mos during a scour recovered more quickly than comparable animals who were not fed Bio-Mos.

A SEARCH for a high-risk missing teenage girl saw police scour the Malvern Hills at night.

But when the pangs of hunger lay siege it's time to scour the town for a place to eat.

Fed Will Scour Jobs Report for Signs of Weaknessnytimes.

Hazmat suit clad cops have "raided a home" as they scour the streets for suspected chemical attack fugitive Abdul Ezedi.

I was lucky enough to get one, thanks to my grandad, who kindly volunteered to scour our local shops in the middle of the day.

I was not told that, but of course the source materials are out there and whenever you get an audition for anything, you try to scour for information and clues to load your audition so you do the best possible job.

Jonathan later paid for a helicopter to scour the vast mountain terrain accompanied by an Indian mountaineer.

Now, these waterbed enthusiasts scour the internet for replacement mattresses, heaters and water treatment systems, determined to resist sleeping on standard mattresses — what they call “dead beds” — for as long as they can.