SCOUR


Meaning of SCOUR in English

I. verb Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch schuren, from Old French escurer, from Late Latin excurare to clean off, from Latin, to take good care of, from ex- + curare to care for, from cura care Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing, to remove by rubbing hard and washing, to clear (a region) of enemies or outlaws, to clean by purging ; purge , to remove dirt and debris from (as a pipe or ditch), to free from foreign matter or impurities by or as if by washing , to clear, dig, or remove by or as if by a powerful current of water, intransitive verb to perform a process of ~ing, to suffer from diarrhea or dysentery, to become clean and bright by rubbing, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1681 a place ~ed by running water, ~ing action (as of a glacier), diarrhea , dysentery , ~ing 1, III. verb see: shower Date: 13th century intransitive verb to move about quickly especially in search, transitive verb to go through or range over in or as if in a search

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