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Adjective: scoured  skaw-u(r)d
  1. Worn away as by water or ice or wind
    - eroded
Verb: scour  skaw(-u)r [N. Amer], skaw-u(r) [Brit]
  1. Examine minutely
    "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"
     
  2. Clean with hard rubbing
    "She scoured his back"
    - scrub
     
  3. Rub hard or scrub
    "scour the counter tops"
    - abrade
     
  4. Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
    "scour the wound with antibiotics"
    - flush, purge

See also: scourer, scouring, worn

Type of: look for, rinse, rinse off, rub, search, seek

Encyclopedia: Scour

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