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1 ■ scour away
■ scour away (o off)v. t. + avv.togliere (o rimuovere) strofinando: to scour away the rust, togliere la ruggine; to scour off a stain, togliere una macchia; to scour off the dirt, rimuovere il sudiciume. -
2 ■ scour out
■ scour outv. t. + avv.2 ( dell'acqua) portare via; rimuovere: The tide has scoured out the mud, la marea ha portato via il fango. -
3 scour
I ['skaʊə(r)]verbo transitivo (scrub) strofinare, pulire sfregandoII ['skaʊə(r)]to scour the shops for sth. — fare il giro dei negozi alla ricerca di qcs
* * *I verb(to clean by hard rubbing.)II verb(to make a thorough search of: They scoured the woods for the child.)* * *scour /ˈskaʊə(r)/n. [uc]3 (geol.) dilavamento; erosione4 (pl.) (vet.) dissenteria del bestiame● the scour of the tide, l'azione ripulitrice della marea.(to) scour (1) /ˈskaʊə(r)/A v. t.1 pulire sfregando; sfregare; lucidare ( con abrasivi, ecc.); strofinare: I scoured ( out) the saucepans till they shone, pulii i tegami fino a farli splendere; to scour metalware, lucidare oggetti metalliciB v. i.(to) scour (2) /ˈskaʊə(r)/A v. t.1 percorrere; perlustrare: The marshal scoured the whole county for the bandit, lo sceriffo ha perlustrato tutta la contea in cerca del bandito2 mettere sottosopra; rovistare: I scoured the library for that rare book, ho rovistato la biblioteca per trovare quel libro raroB v. i.correre qua e là; scorrazzare; girovagare; vagabondare● to scour the country, battere la campagna; correre il paese.* * *I ['skaʊə(r)]verbo transitivo (scrub) strofinare, pulire sfregandoII ['skaʊə(r)]to scour the shops for sth. — fare il giro dei negozi alla ricerca di qcs
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4 scour vt
['skaʊə(r)]1) (clean: pan, floor etc) sfregare2) (search: area, countryside) setacciare, perlustrare, battere palmo a palmo -
5 scourer scour·er n
['skaʊərə(r)](pad) paglietta -
6 scouring powder scour·ing pow·der n
['skaʊərɪŋˌpaʊdə(r)]detergente m in polvereEnglish-Italian dictionary > scouring powder scour·ing pow·der n
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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 — Scour, v. i. 1. To clean anything by rubbing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To cleanse anything. [1913 Webster] Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth better. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. To be purged freely; to have a diarrh[oe]a. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scour — Scour, n. 1. Diarrh[oe]a or dysentery among cattle. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of scouring. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall. If you catch the two sole denizens [trout] of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scour — skau̇(ə)r vi of a domestic animal to suffer from diarrhea or dysentery <a diet causing cattle to scour> scour n diarrhea or dysentery occurring esp. in young domestic animals usu. used in pl. but sing. or pl. in constr … Medical dictionary
scour — scour·ing; scour; scour·er; … English syllables
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
scour — [ skaur ] verb transitive 1. ) to search a place or document thoroughly for something: scour something for something: Jake scoured auction sales for the furniture they needed. 2. ) to clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard with something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scour — [v1] clean, polish thoroughly abrade, brush, buff, burnish, cleanse, flush, furbish, mop, pumice, purge, rub, sand, scrub, wash, whiten; concept 165 Ant. dirty, rust scour [v2] search thoroughly beat, comb, ferret out, find, forage, go over with… … New thesaurus
scour — scour1 [skour] vt. [ME scouren < MDu scuren < ? OFr escurer < VL * excurare, to take great care of < L ex , intens. + curare, to take care of < cura, care] 1. to clean or polish by vigorous rubbing, as with abrasives, soap and… … English World dictionary
scour — index decontaminate, frisk, perambulate, purge (purify), search Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary