Scouring Synonyms & Definitions

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• ScouringDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scour

• ScourDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The act of scouring.
2. (v. t.) To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.
3. (n.) A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.
4. (v. i.) To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.
5. (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.
6. (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.
7. (v. t.) To purge; as, to scour a horse.
8. (v. i.) To clean anything by rubbing.
9. (n.) Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.
10. (v. i.) To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.
11. (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.
12. (v. i.) To cleanse anything.