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Noun scouring has 2 senses

scouring - moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"
--₁ is a kind of search, hunt, hunting

Derived form: verb scour₁
scrub, scrubbing, scouring - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
--₂ is a kind of cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
--₂ has particulars: swabbing, mopping
Derived form: verb scour₂

Verb scour has 4 senses

scour - examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"
--₁ is one way to search, seek, look for

Derived form: noun scouring₁
Sample sentences:
The men scour the area for animals
The men scour for animals in the area
scrub, scour - clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"
--₂ is one way to rub

Derived forms: noun scour₁, noun scourer₁, noun scouring₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
scour, abrade - rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"
--₃ is one way to rub

Derived form: noun scour₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
flush, scour, purge - rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
--₄ is one way to rinse, rinse off

Derived form: noun scour₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP