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What does scour mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word scour? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously.
  2. To remove dirt and debris by purging; to sweep along or off (by a current of water).
  3. To search an area thoroughly.
  4. (medicine) (Of livestock,) to suffer from diarrhea or dysentery.
  5. (transitive, veterinary medicine) To purge.
  6. (obsolete) To cleanse.
Noun
  1. The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
  2. A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.
  3. A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To run with speed; scurry; move swiftly over; to brush along.
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