SCOUR


Meaning of SCOUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ skaʊə(r) ]

( scours, scouring, scoured)

1.

If you scour something such as a place or a book, you make a thorough search of it to try to find what you are looking for.

Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles...

We scoured the telephone directory for clues.

= search

VERB : V n , V n for n

2.

If you scour something such as a sink, floor, or pan, you clean its surface by rubbing it hard with something rough.

He decided to scour the sink.

= scrub

VERB : V n

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