scour

Pronunciation




Etymology 1
From, from , or 🇨🇬, of uncertain origin but probably from , from , , , from  + , from  (from ) +.

The word is cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, (modern 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
 * 2)  To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
 * 3)  To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
 * 4)  To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
 * 5)  To cleanse (something) without rubbing.
 * 1)  To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
 * 2)  To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
 * 3)  To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
 * 4)  To cleanse (something) without rubbing.
 * 1)  To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
 * 2)  To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
 * 3)  To cleanse (something) without rubbing.
 * 1)  To cleanse (something) without rubbing.
 * 1)  To cleanse (something) without rubbing.
 * 1)  To cleanse (something) without rubbing.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 擦
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: frotpurigi
 * French: ,
 * German:, , , , , ausscheuern, wegscheuern, blankscheuern, , , ,
 * Hindi: मांजना
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian:, , , strigliare, , ,
 * Japanese:
 * Maori: kowani, ūkui, rari
 * Norwegian:, skure
 * Polish:, wyszorować
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:, рибати
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: ,


 * Bulgarian: отмивам
 * German:, , , ,


 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * 1) The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
 * 2) A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
 * 3) A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
 * 1) A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
 * 2) A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
 * 1) A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
 * 1) A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
 * 1) A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.

Translations

 * German: Auswaschen, Ausspülen,
 * Italian:, ,


 * Bulgarian: подмол
 * German: Auswaschung, Erosionsfläche, Ausspülung, Kolk

Etymology 2
From, , , from , from and , perhaps influenced by the verb scǒuren: see etymology 1.

Verb

 * 1)  To search an area thoroughly.
 * 2)  To run with speed; to scurry.
 * 3)  To move swiftly over; to brush along.
 * 1)  To run with speed; to scurry.
 * 2)  To move swiftly over; to brush along.
 * 1)  To run with speed; to scurry.
 * 2)  To move swiftly over; to brush along.
 * 1)  To move swiftly over; to brush along.
 * 1)  To move swiftly over; to brush along.
 * 1)  To move swiftly over; to brush along.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * French: ,
 * German:, , abkämmen, , , ,
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Latin: pervēnor
 * Maori: haurapa
 * Norwegian: finkjemme
 * Russian: ; ,
 * Slovene: prečesati
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: gumalugad, galugarin


 * Italian:, darsela a gambe, schizzare via


 * Bulgarian:
 * Italian:, strigliare