scouring

Noun

 * 1) The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water.
 * 2) Diarrhea.
 * 3) * 1766, Thomas Wallis (surgeon), The Farrier's and Horseman's Complete Dictionary: Containing the Art of Farriery in All Its Branches:
 * For that kind of lax and scouring called bloody flux, see the article BLOODY FLUX.
 * 1) Erosion by water, especially in watercourses.
 * 1) Erosion by water, especially in watercourses.
 * 1) Erosion by water, especially in watercourses.
 * 1) Erosion by water, especially in watercourses.

Verb

 * Scouring the entire area revealed nothing.
 * Scouring the entire area revealed nothing.