scour

scour: I verb
(to clean by hard rubbing.) skure, skrubbe
II verb
(to make a thorough search of: They scoured the woods for the child.) gjennomsøke

skure

I
subst. \/ˈskaʊə\/

1) skuring, skylling, spyling

2) bortskylling, erosjon, utgraving, undergraving

3) (veterinærfag) diaré

4) (tekstil e.l.) rensevæske

give something a good scour skure av noe skikkelig
II
verb \/ˈskaʊə\/

1) skure, skrubbe ren

• Sue scoured the saucepans

2) skure bort, gni bort, skylle bort, spyle bort

• I've scoured the rust from the key

jeg har gnidd bort rusten fra nøkkelen

3) være mulig å skrubbe ren

• this pan scours better

denne gryten er lettere å skrubbe ren

4) bli ren og blank ved skuring

5) (om ull e.l.) rense, vaske

6) grave ut, erodere, pløye (opp)

• the torrent had scoured a channel

den strie strømmen hadde gravd ut en kanal

7) (veterinærfag) ha diaré

8) (veterinærfag) rense ut, laksere

scour of rense for, renske for

• she has finally scoured her room of dirty socks

hun har endelig rensket rommet for skitne sokker

scour off\/away skure bort, gni bort, skylle bort, spyle bort

• he has managed to scour the rust off

han har klart å gni bort rusten

scour out skure ut av pløye (opp), grave (ut)

• the torrent had scoured out a channel

den strie strømmen hadde gravd ut en kanal
III
verb \/ˈskaʊə\/

1) gjennomsøke, lete over alt

• I scoured the whole city for it

jeg gjennomsøkte hele byen for å finne den

2) gjennomstreife, dra omkring i, seile over

• we scoured the sea for five weeks

vi seilte over havet i fem uker

3) gjøre usikker, herje

• the gangs scoured the streets

gjengene gjorde gatene usikre

4) springe, løpe, jage

• he has scoured over the mountains for heather

han har løpt over fjellene for å finne lyng

scour about for\/after eller scour around for\/after jage (rundt) etter

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Synonyms:

Clean (by friction), brighten, rub hard, scrub, cleanse, Clean (by rubbing) / Clean, cleanse, whiten, Clean, cleanse / Range over, brush along, pass swiftly over, Be purged / Purge (violently), Course, career, scamper, range, run swiftly / Rake, search closely / Obliterate, efface, cleanse away, remove / Overrun, sweep clear, drive away

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Scour — (skour), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scouring}.] [Akin to LG. sch[ u]ren, D. schuren, schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to take care. Cf. {Cure}.] 1. To rub hard… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scour — [skauə US skaur] v [T] [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch schuren, from Old French escurer, from Late Latin excurare to clean off , from… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Scour — Scour, v. i. 1. To clean anything by rubbing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To cleanse anything. [1913 Webster] Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth better. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. To be purged freely; to have a diarrh[oe]a. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scour — Scour, n. 1. Diarrh[oe]a or dysentery among cattle. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of scouring. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall. If you catch the two sole denizens [trout] of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scour — skau̇(ə)r vi of a domestic animal to suffer from diarrhea or dysentery <a diet causing cattle to scour> scour n diarrhea or dysentery occurring esp. in young domestic animals usu. used in pl. but sing. or pl. in constr … Medical dictionary
scour — scour·ing; scour; scour·er; … English syllables
scour — Ⅰ. scour [1] ► VERB 1) clean or brighten by vigorous rubbing with an abrasive or detergent. 2) (of running water) erode (a channel or pool). ► NOUN 1) the action of scouring or the state of being scoured. 2) (also scours) diarrh … English terms 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 — [v1] clean, polish thoroughly abrade, brush, buff, burnish, cleanse, flush, furbish, mop, pumice, purge, rub, sand, scrub, wash, whiten; concept 165 Ant. dirty, rust scour [v2] search thoroughly beat, comb, ferret out, find, forage, go over with… … New thesaurus
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 — index decontaminate, frisk, perambulate, purge (purify), search Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary

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