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  1. scour:


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Detailed Synonyms for scour in English

scour:

to scour verbe (scours, scoured, scouring)

  1. to scour
    to scrub; to scour
    • scrub verbe (scrubs, scrubbed, scrubbing)
    • scour verbe (scours, scoured, scouring)
  2. to scour
    – rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid 1
    to flush; to scour; to purge
    – rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid 1
    • flush verbe (flushes, flushed, flushing)
      • flush the wound with antibiotics1
    • scour verbe (scours, scoured, scouring)
    • purge verbe (purges, purged, purging)
      • purge the old gas tank1
  3. to scour
    – clean with hard rubbing 1
    to scrub; to scour
    – clean with hard rubbing 1
    • scrub verbe (scrubs, scrubbed, scrubbing)
      • She scrubbed his back1
    • scour verbe (scours, scoured, scouring)
  4. to scour
    – rub hard or scrub 1
    to scour; abrade
    – rub hard or scrub 1
    • scour verbe (scours, scoured, scouring)
      • scour the counter tops1
    • abrade verbe
  5. to scour
    – examine minutely 1
    to scour
    – examine minutely 1
    • scour verbe (scours, scoured, scouring)
      • The police scoured the country for the fugitive1

Conjugations for scour:

present
  1. scour
  2. scour
  3. scours
  4. scour
  5. scour
  6. scour
simple past
  1. scoured
  2. scoured
  3. scoured
  4. scoured
  5. scoured
  6. scoured
present perfect
  1. have scoured
  2. have scoured
  3. has scoured
  4. have scoured
  5. have scoured
  6. have scoured
past continuous
  1. was scouring
  2. were scouring
  3. was scouring
  4. were scouring
  5. were scouring
  6. were scouring
future
  1. shall scour
  2. will scour
  3. will scour
  4. shall scour
  5. will scour
  6. will scour
continuous present
  1. am scouring
  2. are scouring
  3. is scouring
  4. are scouring
  5. are scouring
  6. are scouring
subjunctive
  1. be scoured
  2. be scoured
  3. be scoured
  4. be scoured
  5. be scoured
  6. be scoured
diverse
  1. scour!
  2. let's scour!
  3. scoured
  4. scouring
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

scour [the ~] nom

  1. the scour
    – a place that is scoured (especially by running water) 1
    the scour
    – a place that is scoured (especially by running water) 1

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Related Definitions for "scour":

  1. a place that is scoured (especially by running water)1
  2. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid1
  3. clean with hard rubbing1
  4. rub hard or scrub1
    • scour the counter tops1
  5. examine minutely1
    • The police scoured the country for the fugitive1

Related Synonyms for scour