Scour

Word SCOUR
Character 5
Hyphenation scour
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Scour"

What do we mean by scour?

To search through or over thoroughly. intransitive verb

To range over (an area) quickly and energetically. intransitive verb

To range over or about an area, especially in a search. intransitive verb

To move swiftly; scurry. intransitive verb

To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously. intransitive verb

To remove by scrubbing. intransitive verb

To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent. intransitive verb

To clean (wheat) before the milling process. intransitive verb

To clear (an area) by freeing of weeds or other vegetation. intransitive verb

To clear (a channel or pipe) by flushing. intransitive verb

To scrub something in order to clean or polish it. intransitive verb

To have diarrhea. Used of livestock. intransitive verb

A scouring action or effect. noun

A place that has been scoured, as by flushing with water. noun

A cleansing agent for wool. noun

Diarrhea in livestock. noun

To pass through the soil without the latter adhering, the blade being thus rubbed bright: said of an agricultural implement.

To cleanse by hard rubbing; clean by friction; make clean and bright on the surface by rubbing; brighten.

To cleanse from grease and dirt by rubbing or scrubbing thoroughly with soap, washing, rinsing, etc.; cleanse by scrubbing and the use of certain chemical appliances: as, to scour blankets, carpets, articles of dress, etc.; to scour woolens.

The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.

A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.

A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.

Travellers /pikies way of saying shit. mostly used to insult ppl Urban Dictionary

In reference to Jim's persistant tracking of Neil Young. Urban Dictionary

Farm talk for diarrea, specifically cattle. Urban Dictionary

1) To effectively coat the toilet bowl and underside of a porcelain seat with an excessive amount of liquid fecal matter. 2) To effectively coat any surface or object with an excessive amount of liquid fecal matter. Urban Dictionary

Verb, pirates' equivalent for "to search" Urban Dictionary

To intensively search the Internet by means of search engines and social media. Urban Dictionary

When a man uses his urine to clean any smears or debris from the inside of the toilet bowl. Urban Dictionary

1. The act of masturbating (rubbing your cock masterfully). 2. Scouring the pipes of your penis in order to orgasm. 3. the process of pleasing yourself sexually 4. What you do when there is nothing to do 5. What you do when your family is not home 6. The reason people watch porn. 7. The reason old people are having more heart attacks. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Scour

The word "scour" in example sentences

Unlike Mr. Obama who thinks now is the time to read line by line -- to "scour" -- spending bills he has already ❋ Unknown (2009)

It seems like every month, obscure recordings and nearly impossible to find tracks are being rereleased as independent labels scour the catalogs of defunct record companies, searching for buried treasure. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Blowing up the windward slope, wind will "scour" snow off the surface, carry it over the summit, and deposit it on the leeward side. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In other words, they kind of scour the area the first time and here they go for round two. ❋ Unknown (2007)

What we've done is, to kind of scour the world, to get everybody else to increase production, so we're giving people an option. ❋ Unknown (2000)

More than once Governor Harrison had asked for authority to raise an army with which to "scour" the Wabash territory. ❋ Frederic Austin Ogg (1914)

Cast-iron plows, as well as the steel plows of that date, were very heavy, wore out rapidly -- the metal being soft -- and didn't "scour," except in the purer sands and gravels. ❋ Elbert Hubbard (1885)

A strong breakwater, about 800 feet long, was also run out from the south shore, leaving a space of about 250 feet as an entrance, thereby giving greater protection to the shipping in the harbour, while the contraction of the channel, by increasing the "scour," tended to give a much greater depth of water on the bar. ❋ Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 (1867)

Besides its beauty, and its usefulness in relieving the crowded streets, it will greatly quicken and deepen what is learnedly called the "scour" of the river. ❋ Charles Dickens (1841)

It is uncertain whether Lincoln said at the time that the address did not "scour," but if he did use such an expression it was not because of a consciousness of having failed to make adequate preparation for the occasion. ❋ Abraham Lincoln (1837)

And it said that the company was warned in a series of safety reviews issued over a decade that structures running over water had to be checked for 'scour', a type of erosion caused by tidal movements. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tupper Lake Central School District Superintendent Seth McGowan said he and Fee met after the threat was called in to determine a course of action and then collaborated with the school's staff to "scour" the building, especially the cafeteria area mentioned in the threat, at around 4: 30 a.m. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's also likely that if their parents moved to a new area, their employer (s) did not give them a house while they looked around for the perfect one to buy, nor did their parents likely have the personal freedom from work to "scour" the city looking for schools. ❋ Ann Bauer (2009)

"I'd get out poetry books and just kind of scour them and find phrases, then stick them to a phrase from another book, so I wasn't nicking somebody's whole poem. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I was told to wash the dirty dishes in the sink, to scour the drain board and to scrub the kitchen floor. ❋ Michael Dickes (2010)

After that pledge turned sour and it emerged that, contrary to another promise, they had secured loans against the club to pay for their purchase, it was left to Martin Broughton, the independent chairman installed by the club's lenders, to come full circle and scour the world for a new owner that could invest in a new stadium? or wrestle again with the problems associated with rebuilding Anfield? and the playing squad. ❋ Owen Gibson (2010)

So along with our electronics experts, Consumer Reports sent automobile editors and analysts to the 2011 CES to scour the show floor for the newest and most fascinating car tech. ❋ Unknown (2011)

There is a slow opening for a lot of reasons; one is that the water comes out of here pretty quickly and you do not want to scour the backside of this structure. ❋ Unknown (2011)

jim-davie [get up] here u scoury [shite]? davie- [cunt off] jim u conyas shite ❋ Joe Joyce (2016)

"Jim scoured [the earth] [looking for] [Young Neil]." ❋ Champ (2003)

That [baby] [calf] has the scours. ❋ Kdot (2008)

Boy, I sure hope I don't [scour] [the bowl] after eating all those [wings]! Holy shit, someone scoured the bowl! Wow, what a great scour! ❋ Cletus T Hall Jr (2009)

[Cap'n] Arraw: "[what be] you goin' [t'] do?" Parrot: "I'm goin' to scour fer mateys!" ❋ Pan_Miroslav (2014)

I will [scour the Internet] for [information] on that [subject]. ❋ Renzohouston (2015)

Roommate: Sorry dude, I left some shit [smears] in [the toilet bowl]. Guy: Don't worry about it, I'll do a [stand and scour]. ❋ Uschris (2009)

[Scouring the pipes] (Masturbation) protects against [Prostate Cancer]. Men who [Scour] their pipes more than 5 times a week in their 20's are 33% less likely to develop the most aggressive form of [prostate cancer] later in life. A 2003 study by Graham Giles at the Cancer Council of Victoria in Melbourne Australia found that the ejaculate helps to "flush" or rid the male body of carcinogens. ❋ Zingeraddict (2011)

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