transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈska-vənj, -vinj ]
verb
( scav·enged ; scav·eng·ing )
Etymology: back-formation from scavenger
Date: circa 1644
transitive verb
1.
a.
(1) : to remove (as dirt or refuse) from an area
(2) : to clean away dirt or refuse from : cleanse
scavenge a street
b. : to feed on (carrion or refuse)
2.
a. : to remove (burned gases) from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine after a working stroke
b. : to remove (as an undesirable constituent) from a substance or region by chemical or physical means
c. : to clean and purify (molten metal) by taking up foreign elements in chemical union
3. : to salvage from discarded or refuse material ; also : to salvage usable material from
intransitive verb
: to work or act as a scavenger