Word Meaning

scour definition and meaning

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.
v. t. To purge; as, to scour a horse.
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.
v. t. To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.
v. i. To clean anything by rubbing.
v. i. To cleanse anything.
v. i. To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.
v. i. To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.
n. Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.

Crossword clues for scour

- Clean by washing and rubbing
- Cleanse thoroughly
- Lose ground?
- Polish hard
- Rub hard
- Scrub
- Scrub chorus disrupted by departure of high leader
- Scrub clean
- Scrub hard
- Search
- Search thoroughly
- Thoroughly search
- Track down
- Wash out
- Wash thoroughly
- Wear away