scour
/ˈskaʊɚ/ verb C2- To search an area thoroughly. · They scoured the scene of the crime for clues.· A search engine will scour the web for you.
- To run with speed; to scurry.
- To move swiftly over; to brush along.
He/she/it scours · Past scoured · Past participle scoured · -ing form scouring
Verb forms
- Base form
- scour
- He/she/it
- scours
- Past
- scoured
- Past participle
- scoured
- -ing form
- scouring
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They will scour the jungle for him when he is far away, and we and our children must run when the grass is set alight.
By deliberately narrowing the river channel, the embankments cleverly increased the velocity of the water, thereby helping to scour the riverbed clean of remaining sediment.
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