scour

(skour)

1. a. To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously: scour a dirty oven.
   b. To remove by scrubbing: scour grease from a pan.
2. To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent.
3. To clean (wheat) before the milling process.
4. To clear (an area) by freeing of weeds or other vegetation.
5. To clear (a channel or pipe) by flushing.

1. To scrub something in order to clean or polish it.
2. To have diarrhea. Used of livestock.

1. A scouring action or effect.
2. A place that has been scoured, as by flushing with water.
3. A cleansing agent for wool.
4. scours (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Diarrhea in livestock.

Related Forms:

• scourˈer noun

(skour)

1. To search through or over thoroughly: The detective scoured the scene of the crime for clues.
2. To range over (an area) quickly and energetically.

1. To range over or about an area, especially in a search.
2. To move swiftly; scurry.

Related Forms:

• scourˈer noun