The meaning of SCOUR is to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing. How to use scour in a sentence. Did you know?

SCOURING definition: 1. present participle of scour 2. to remove dirt from something by rubbing it hard with something…. Learn more.

SCOUR definition: to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material. See examples of scour used in a sentence.

Back in their offices and newsrooms back-up teams were scouring libraries for background material. 3 meanings: 1. the act of cleaning or polishing a surface by washing and rubbing, as …

Definition of scour verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to remove (dirt, etc.) from something by hard rubbing: to scour the grease off the frying pan. Civil Engineering to clear (a channel, etc.), as by the force of water: The river scoured a path …

scouring (ˈskaʊərɪŋ) n 1. the act of cleaning or polishing a surface by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth 2. the process of clearing a channel by the force of water

If you can't find the math homework you finished on Saturday, you'll have to spend some time on Sunday scouring your room until you find it. When you scour something with your hands, you …

The meaning of SCOURING is material removed by scouring or cleaning.

Phrasal verb scour something out (Definition of scouring from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)