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Meaning Of Scour

  1. v. t.
    To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress.
  2. v. t.
    To purge; as, to scour a horse.
  3. v. t.
    To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away.
  4. v. t.
    To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.
  5. v. i.
    To clean anything by rubbing.
  6. v. i.
    To cleanse anything.
  7. v. i.
    To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.
  8. v. i.
    To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.
  9. n.
    Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.



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