to scour a place in search of

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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

• search — I verb chase after, closely examine, comb, delve, examine, examine by inspection, explore, ferret, follow the trail of, go through, hunt, indagate, inquire into, inspect, investigate, look into, look over, look through, probe, pry into, pursue,… …   Law 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 — 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 — [[t]ska͟ʊ ə(r)[/t]] scours, scouring, scoured 1) VERB If you scour something such as a place or a book, you make a thorough search of it to try to find what you are looking for. [V n] Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles... [V n… …   English dictionary

• scour — UK [ˈskaʊə(r)] / US [skaʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms scour : present tense I/you/we/they scour he/she/it scours present participle scouring past tense scoured past participle scoured 1) to search a place or document thoroughly for something… …   English 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.… …  

• search — 1. verb /sɜː(r)tʃ/ a) To look in (a place) for something. I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch. b) To look thoroughly. The police are searching for evidence in his flat. Syn: comb …   Wiktionary

• scour — [ˈskaʊə] verb [T] 1) to search a place or document thoroughly for something Police officers are scouring the area for the missing child.[/ex] 2) to clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard with something rough …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English