verb · transitive · rare

scour

scour · scours · scoured · scouring

отчистить, отчищать, отдраить, рыскать

putzen, reinigen, kratzen, fegen

To clean, polish, or wash by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an…To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

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UK/ˈskaʊə/US/ˈskaʊɚ/

» I scoured the neighborhood.

Meaning

8 senses

(transitive)To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
He scoured the burnt food from the pan.
scheuern, reinigen, putzen
отска́бливатьotskáblivatʹ, отскобли́тьotskoblítʹ, отчища́тьotčiščátʹ
clean with hard rubbing
(transitive)To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
spülen, durchspülen, wegspülen
(transitive)To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
to scour a horse
(ambitransitive)To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
If a lamb is scouring, do not delay treatment.
(transitive)To search an area thoroughly.
They scoured the scene of the crime for clues.
A search engine will scour the web for you.
absuchen, sondieren, abkämmen
ры́скатьrýskatʹ, прочёсыватьpročósyvatʹ, прочеса́тьpročesátʹ
(intransitive)To run with speed; to scurry.
(transitive)To move swiftly over; to brush along.
(ambitransitive, obsolete)To cleanse (something) without rubbing.

Examples

29 sentences

I scoured the neighborhood.
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The cadaver dogs scoured the woods.
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I need to scour the city.
ruМне нужно прочесать город. — RusVictoric1993
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Janos scoured the forest for clues.
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How will I scour with a fork?
ruКак я буду вилкой чистить? — namikiri
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously:

to search an area thoroughly:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously:

to remove debris and dirt by purging:

to search an area thoroughly:

Origin

From Middle English scǒuren (“to polish, scour; to clean; to beat, whip”), from Middle Dut

From Middle English scǒuren (“to polish, scour; to clean; to beat, whip”), from Middle Dutch scuren, schuren (“to clean; to polish”) or Middle Low German schǖren, of uncertain origin but probably from Old French escurer, from Medieval Latin scūrō, escūrō, excūrō (“to clean off”), from ex- (“thoroughly”) + cūrō (“to arrange, see to, take care of”), from cūra (“care, concern”) (from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- (“to heed”)) + -ō.

From Middle English scǒuren, scure, skoure (“to move quickly; to travel around in search of enemies”), from scǒur (“attack, conflict; pang of emotional suffering”), from Old Norse skýra (“to rush in”) and skúr (“a shower; a shower of missiles”), perhaps influenced by the verb scǒuren: see etymology 1.

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