Scour

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1. Verb

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. Verb

To purge; as, to scour a horse.

3. Verb

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. Verb

To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.

5. Verb

To clean anything by rubbing.

6. Verb

To cleanse anything.

7. Verb

To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.

8. Verb

To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.

9. Noun

Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.
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