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Noun scour has 1 sense
- scour - a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
--1 is a kind of animal disease; topographic point, place, spot; animal disease; topographic point, place, spot
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
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
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
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
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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