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scav·enge (skav′inj)
transitive verb scavenged -·enged, scavenging -·eng·ing
- to clean up (streets, alleys, etc.); remove rubbish, dirt, or garbage from
- to salvage (usable goods) by rummaging through refuse or discards
- to remove burned gases from (the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine)
- Metallurgy to clean (molten metal) by using a substance that will combine chemically with the impurities present
Etymology: back-form. < scavenger
intransitive verb
- to act as a scavenger
- to look for food
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