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Scouring

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Noun

1. scouring

moving over territory to search for something

Example Sentences:
'scouring the entire area revealed nothing'

2. scouring, scrub, scrubbing

the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Scouring

see synonyms of scouring
noun
1. 
the act of cleaning or polishing a surface by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth
Who wants to spend time on cleaning and scouring?
The rubber moulding needed a good scouring.
She paused from her incessant scrubbing and scouring.
2. 
the process of clearing a channel by the force of water
The number of high-flow days each spring doubled, resulting in increased scouring of the stream channel.
3. 
an instance of causing livestock to purge their bowels
The hair on his back legs was blistered off from all the scouring.
Plants grown in saline soil might accumulate enough salt to cause scouring of animals who eat too much.

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Scouring

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v. scoured, scour·ing, scours
v.tr.
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.
v.intr.
1. To scrub something in order to clean or polish it.
2. To have diarrhea. Used of livestock.
n.
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.
v. scoured, scour·ing, scours
v.tr.
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.
v.intr.
1. To range over or about an area, especially in a search.
2. To move swiftly; scurry.

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