(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ 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 ~ed an area of 30 square miles...
We ~ed the telephone directory for clues.
= search
VERB: V n, V n for n
2.
If you ~ something such as a sink, floor, or pan, you clean its surface by rubbing it hard with something rough.
He decided to ~ the sink.
= scrub
VERB: V n