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Scour — (skour), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scouring}.] [Akin to LG. sch[ u]ren, D. schuren, schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to take care. Cf. {Cure}.] 1. To rub hard… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scour — [skauə US skaur] v [T] [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch schuren, from Old French escurer, from Late Latin excurare to clean off , from… … Dictionary of contemporary English
scour — Ⅰ. scour [1] ► VERB 1) clean or brighten by vigorous rubbing with an abrasive or detergent. 2) (of running water) erode (a channel or pool). ► NOUN 1) the action of scouring or the state of being scoured. 2) (also scours) diarrh … English terms dictionary
off|scour|ings — «AWF SKOWR ihngz, OF », noun (plural). 1. low, contemptible, or depraved people. 2. Figurative. filth; refuse; rubbish … Useful english dictionary
Scour — For the physical process, see . Scour Inc. was a search engine for multimedia on the Internet, and provided Scour Exchange, an early peer to peer file exchange service. Scour was founded by five students (Vince Busam, Michael Todd, Dan Rodriques … Wikipedia
scour — {{11}}scour (1) cleanse by rubbing, c.1300, from M.Du. scuren to polish, clean, and from O.Fr. escurer, both from L.L. excurare clean off, lit. take good care of, from L. ex out + curare care for (see CURE (Cf. cure)). Possibly originally a t … Etymology dictionary
scour — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, abrase, baptize, bark, bath, bathe, beat, beat the bushes, beeline, bite, blow, blow out, bolt, buff, bullet, burnish, career, chafe, clean, clean out, cleanse, clear, clear away, clear off, clear out,… … Moby Thesaurus
scour — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scour — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 a cleanse or brighten by rubbing, esp. with soap, chemicals, sand, etc. b (usu. foll. by away, off, etc.) clear (rust, stains, reputation, etc.) by rubbing, hard work, etc. (scoured the slur from his name). 2 (of water, or a… … Useful english dictionary
scour — scour1 verb 1》 clean or brighten by vigorous rubbing, typically with an abrasive or detergent. ↘remove (dirt or unwanted matter) by rubbing in such a way. 2》 (of running water) erode (a channel or pool). 3》 (of livestock) suffer from… … English new terms dictionary
To rub off — Rub Rub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rubbing}.] [Probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. rhwbiaw, gael. rub.] 1. To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
