| Front | scour |
|---|---|
| Back | scour /skaʊə $ skaʊr/ verb [transitive] 1to search very carefully and thoroughly through an area, a document etc scour something for something Her family began to scour the countryside for a suitable house. 2(also scour out) to clean something very thoroughly by rubbing it with a rough material SYN scrub: Ada was scouring out the pans. 3(also scour out) to form a hole by continuous movement over a long period: Over the years, the stream had scoured out a round pool in the rock. |
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