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scour ['skaʊə(r)](a) (clean → pan) récurer; (→ metal surface) décaper; (→ floor) lessiver, frotter; (→ tank) vidanger, purger(c) (of water, erosion) creuser;∎ the rainwater had scoured a deep channel in the hillside l'eau de pluie avait creusé une profonde rigole sur le flanc de la colline(d) (search → area) ratisser, fouiller;∎ the surrounding countryside was scoured for the missing girl on a ratissé ou fouillé la campagne environnante pour retrouver la jeune fille disparue;∎ the police spent the weekend scouring the woods la police a passé le week-end à battre les bois;∎ I've scoured the whole library looking for her j'ai fouillé toute la bibliothèque pour la trouver2 noun∎ give the pans a good scour récurez bien les casseroles;∎ the sink could do with a scour l'évier aurait bien besoin d'être récuréBritish battre la campagne;∎ they scoured about after or for a red car ils ont parcouru toute la région à la recherche d'une voiture rougeéroder, emporter par érosionenlever (à l'aide d'un tampon à récurer)
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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 — 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 — scour1 /skoweur, skow euhr/, v.t. 1. to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material: to scour pots and pans. 2. to remove (dirt, grease, etc.) from something by hard rubbing: to… … Universalium
scour — I [[t]skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər[/t]] v. 1) to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with an abrasive material 2) to remove (dirt, grease, etc.) from something by hard rubbing 3) civ to clear or dig out (a channel, drain, etc.), as by the force of water 4) … From formal English to slang
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 — I. /ˈskaʊə / (say skowuh) verb (t) 1. to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing: to scour pots and pans. 2. to remove (dirt, grease, etc.) from something by hard rubbing. 3. to clear out (a channel, drain, etc.). 4. to purge thoroughly, as an animal.… …
scour — I v 1. scrub, scrub up, rub, abrade; polish, burnish, buff, shine, brighten; wipe, swab, mop, brush; wash, clean, clean up, cleanse, wash up, Brit. Inf. tub, lave, Chiefly Scot. dight. 2. purge, cleanse, clear, purify, lustrate; clean out, Med.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
poke about/around — SEARCH, hunt, rummage (around), forage, grub, root about/around, scavenge, nose around, ferret (about/around); sift through, rifle through, scour, comb, probe; Brit. informal rootle (around … Useful english dictionary
beat about — look for, scour, search, seek … English contemporary dictionary
meat food — мясная пища turning out good food приготовление доброкачественной пищи to impart piquancy to the food придавать пикантность пище junk food неполноценная пища; готовая кулинарная продукция aversion to food отказ от приёма пищи, отвращение к пище… … English-Russian travelling dictionary
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium