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Verb
To clean or polish thoroughly
To subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something
To scrape or wear away by friction or erosion
To look over or scrutinize, especially a wide area
To brush off or away, typically dirt or litter
To carry out spring-cleaning on (a room, a house, etc)
To remove or get rid of (completely)
To aimlessly move or drift from place to place
Noun
An act or sound of scraping, grinding or grating
An act of rubbing something
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Verb
▲
To clean or polish thoroughly
rub
scrub
buff
burnish
polish
wash
clean
furbish
cleanse
shine
wipe
sand
brush
mop
abrade
flush
purge
whiten
dight
pumice
buff up
grind
smooth
smoothen
swab
wax
rinse
gloss
deterge
dress
glaze
rub up
lave
sponge
wash up
wash down
finish
rub down
brighten
rinse out
sleek
GI
put a shine on
rasp
exfoliate
file
squeegee
hone
sandpaper
make brilliant
put a gloss on
glance
give a sheen
put a finish on
scrub down
swab down
shampoo
sluice
soap
varnish
lacquer
sponge down
floss
hose down
sluice down
enamel
wash away
absterge
shellac
slick
japan
oil
bone
prepare
do
luster
US
lustre
UK
sheen
polish up
put on a finish
bathe
launder
sanitize
US
clean out
descale
scrape
purify
clarify
lustrate
decontaminate
disinfect
sanitise
UK
refine
sterilize
US
restore
sterilise
UK
turn out
clean up
make clean
clear
depurate
filter
fumigate
depollute
rarefy
distil
UK
distill
US
antisepticize
sublimate
treat
process
pasteurize
US
bath
autoclave
garble
fine
rectify
douse
swill
pasteurise
UK
shower
freshen
lather
elutriate
douche
have a bath
take a bath
sift
strain
take a shower
detoxify
gargle
cauterize
US
separate
sublime
fractionate
clean thoroughly
cauterise
UK
deodorize
US
deodorise
UK
get rid of impurities
make sanitary
make pure
make sterile
rinse your mouth
freshen up
wash out
dry-clean
do the laundry
concentrate
reclaim
delouse
vaporize
US
sanctify
detoxicate
desexualize
vaporise
UK
change
disinfest
incapacitate
redeem
bleach
antiseptize
neutralize
US
moisten
neutralise
UK
deliver
free
unburden
relieve
make germ-free
wet
swish
irrigate
soak
drench
dip
hose
make safe
render
do the dishes
swill down
melt
use mouthwash
melt down
make clear
brush up
remove impurities from
get rid of impurities from
tub
give a bath
tidy
expurgate
smarten
sieve
blitz
valet
clear away
clear up
tidy up
mop up
spruce up
tart up
filtrate
boil
liquate
exculpate
remit
edulcorate
expiate
exonerate
rarify
do the washing
wash and press
wash and iron
more ❯
“Mild abrasives are used to
scour
pots and pans, oven interiors, and drip pans.”
Verb
▲
To subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something
search
rummage
comb
ransack
forage
hunt
rifle
rake
dredge
troll
seek
grub
drag
rout
hunt through
dig through
sort through
turn upside down
fossick through
turn inside out
turn over
look high and low
sift through
rummage through
look for
leave no stone unturned
track down
ferret out
rake through
root through
look all over
search thoroughly
look high and low in
go through with a fine-tooth comb
look up and down
go over with a fine-tooth comb
fossick
go through
sift
probe
ferret
explore
search through
delve
rifle through
ferret about in
scrabble around in
ferret around in
poke around in
root around in
root about in
fish about in
fish around in
look through
examine
ferret in
rootle
scan
rummage around in
scrabble about in
roust around in
grub about in
rootle around in
look
scrutinize
US
investigate
prospect
scrutinise
UK
ferret around
ferret about
fine-tooth-comb
look around
dig
rummage in
grub around in
rummage about in
scrabble
fish
seek out
skirr
scratch around
dig in
search high heaven
delve in
forage through
rootle around
survey
scout
burrow
scavenge
read
quest
poozle
cast about
cast around
rummage around
root about
scratch about
cast round
root around
rummage about
grope around
forage around
fish around
fish about
beat the bushes
go over
poke around
leave no stone unturned in
look round
poke about in
nose around
rummage round
rummage round in
shake down
go
fiddle
roust
snoop
peer
pry
hunt for
raise
clean
study
unearth
rake over
shuffle through
tip over
fine-comb
grub about
peruse
sweep
rake up
finecomb
screen
inspect
search about
scrabble around
feel around
poke about
mine
discover
hunt around in
look all over for
look all round
look into
turn out
dig up
bring up
canvas
pioneer
case
stake out
pore over
pursue
look around in
go through with fine-tooth comb
delve into
reconnoiter
US
recce
reconnoitre
UK
trace
winnow
chase down
run reconnaissance
give something a going-over
give something a look-see
give the once-over
forage for
shop for
look up
cast about for
scour around
rootle about
be on the prowl
go after
fish for
cast around for
search out
try to find
look all over hell
be on the lookout
forage about
scrounge
root
poke
grope
hunt around
nose round
nose about
look about
scrounge around
fumble through
fiddle about in
chase
search for
follow
trail
scout out
hunt down
find
track
shadow
tail
dog
hound
analyse
UK
tag
course
stalk
research
inquire
US
run
analyze
US
bird-dog
run down
enquire
UK
smell out
check out
fumble
feel
go in search of
dig around
chevy
chivy
shag
run after
go in pursuit of
chase after
give chase to
take off after
pan
dowse
drill
spoor
locate
run to ground
go into
make a survey of
elicit
experiment
check
review
assess
query
question
consider
enquire into
play around with
inquire into
do tests
work over
dive in
dig into
make inquiries
do research
consult the archives
follow a line of investigation
consult
make enquiries into
make inquiries into
conduct investigations into
appraise
root out
seek an answer
make enquiries
suss out
conduct an enquiry
find out
subject to an examination
dig out
smoke out
get at
worm out
sniff out
nose out
more ❯
“Since many of the traditional black-glazed roof tiles broke in the quake, contractors had to
scour
other disused Japanese buildings for replacements.”
Verb
▲
To scrape or wear away by friction or erosion
abrade
scrape
chafe
rasp
scratch
erode
rub
graze
wear
fray
corrode
scuff
skin
excoriate
frazzle
grind
grate
file
corrade
flay
strip
roughen
fret
gall
irritate
triturate
erase
wear away
wear down
bite into
eat away at
scrape away
grind down
gnaw away at
wear off
rub off
scrape out
eat away
consume
raze
dissolve
sand
sandpaper
eat
etch
buff
decay
score
impair
oxidize
US
rust
rub down
oxidise
UK
eat into
burn into
gnaw
deteriorate
oxidate
tarnish
bark
waste
spoil
peel
flake
wear out
destroy
engrave
burn
bite
gnaw away
sear
drag
devour
polish
smooth
scrub
tatter
shave
hone
lacerate
scuff up
cut
thin
pare
wound
burnish
damage
rub raw
rot
wear to shreds
corrupt
decompose
nibble
crumble
canker
use
weather
fade
bother
overwork
tax
overuse
undermine
wear thin
become worn
bite at
wear through
burn through
rub away
crumble away
wash away
grind away
become threadbare
waste away
scrape off
cut down
use up
go to seed
grit
gnash
scrunch
crunch
rub against
rub painfully
nick
hurt
pinch
husk
hull
shuck
shell
brush
wear threadbare
rake
snick
frot
break the skin of
shred
inflame
unravel
blister
tear
distress
rip
ravel
gash
incise
groove
gouge
mark
prick
scarify
scrabble
become ragged
become tattered
go through
make a mark on
come apart
go into holes
crush
clench
strike together
more ❯
Verb
▲
To look over or scrutinize, especially a wide area
scan
examine
survey
scrutinise
UK
scrutinize
US
inspect
search
sweep
con
eye
study
check
clock
contemplate
rake
regard
skim
audit
eyeball
investigate
overlook
oversee
recce
review
view
watch
check out
glance over
glass
look at
look over
scope
surf
browse
consider
flash
gaze at
enquire
UK
inquire
US
look
riff
riffle
rumble
stare at
dip into
get a load of
glance at
look into
run over
run through
size up
skim through
take stock of
give the once-over
have a look-see
run your eye over
take a dekko at
take a gander
cast an eye over
look up and down
explore
look around
look round
comb
probe
go through
hunt through
look through
sift through
delve in
go through with a fine-tooth comb
leave no stone unturned in
leaf through
flip
leaf
thumb
read
glance
flick through
peruse
flip through
browse through
thumb through
flick
glance through
pore over
read quickly
wade through
skip through
have a look at
have a quick look at
analyze
US
page
analyse
UK
work over
turn over
have a quick look
give something a once-over
riffle through
go once over lightly
brush over
speed-read
turn the pages
read swiftly
hit the high spots
get the cream
skip
follow
devour
go over
scan through
refer to
plough through
bury oneself in
be absorbed in
more ❯
Verb
▲
To brush off or away, typically dirt or litter
sweep
brush
clear
dust
rake
wipe
broom
clean
expel
scrub
whisk
buff
mop
remove
scrape
eliminate
hoover
tidy
vacuum
brush away
brush off
brush up
clean up
clear away
clear up
sweep up
tidy up
get rid of
dispose of
wash away
push
scoop up
pick up
drag
move
sweep away
wipe down
wipe up
remove dust from
houseclean
put in order
straighten up
fix up
organize
US
neaten
do up
straighten
spruce up
sort out
spiff up
shake out
smarten up
improve
organise
UK
Verb
▲
To carry out spring-cleaning on (a room, a house, etc)
spring-clean
declutter
organise
UK
organize
US
purge
scrub
tidy up
clean out
dust down
spruce up
Verb
▲
To remove or get rid of (completely)
purge
remove
rid
eradicate
exclude
exterminate
liquidate
shed
strip
cleanse
get rid of
gut
eliminate
erase
expunge
expurgate
lift
root out
weed out
wipe out
dispose of
rid of
shake out
rout out
clean out
do away with
clear
bare
empty
void
cut
clear away
husk
denude
hull
make bare
lay bare
obliterate
cancel
destroy
efface
demolish
extirpate
extinguish
annihilate
decimate
waste
raze
abolish
excise
kill
squash
torpedo
zap
scratch
scrub
trash
quash
total
off
rub out
snuff out
stamp out
blot out
wash out
shoot down
wipe from the face of the earth
sweep away
put paid to
clean up
take out
wipe off the map
wipe off the face of the earth
finish off
black out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To aimlessly move or drift from place to place
range
roam
rove
wander
ramble
drift
meander
traipse
traverse
cruise
stroll
stray
travel
trek
explore
journey
sweep
amble
backpack
galavant
gallivant
hike
peregrinate
prowl
tramp
walk
bat
circumambulate
cross
encompass
maunder
mooch
reconnoitre
UK
reconnoiter
US
search
straggle
gad about
globe-trot
kick around
knock about
pass over
spread through
go walkabout
hit the road
hit the trail
make circuit
follow one's nose
go
tour
voyage
move
cover
proceed
globetrot
ride
progress
navigate
transit
roll
course
track
follow
circumnavigate
perambulate
take a trip
wend
cut across
migrate
sail
hop
jaunt
transmit
junket
proceed along
overnight
go round
move round
make your way
cover ground
get through
go riding
knock around
set out
pass through
wend your way
set forth
take a train
make one's way
go into orbit
take a plane
make a journey
take a boat
pass
advance
fly
drive
trip
pilgrimage
depart
push on
glide
float
head
jet
coast
run
motor
go on a trip
fare
gad
shift
march
be carried
forge ahead
globe trot
saunter
go on an excursion
remove
quit
leave
cycle
go on an expedition
flow
transmigrate
do
flit
emigrate
hie
stravaig
travel around
push
pace
continue
trundle
go along
be conveyed
wayfare
get on
press on
barnstorm
safari
circuit
exodus
move on
go off
go on
move forward
go on safari
go on a tour
go forward
immigrate
visit
itinerate
relocate
steer
crawl
bike
go places
gallop
trot
pedal
get
slide
steam
resettle
swim
mosey
stream
transition
spin
range over
trek around
journey through
swan
go about
skim
move abroad
hover
sightsee in
waft
speed
shoot
vagabond
truck
move onward
streel
go around
tool
set off
bum
automobile
run through
press forward
move away
carry on
plow on
be borne
make one's way towards
make headway
go ahead
move ahead
bum around
go towards
plough on
crack on
make for
move towards
move out
set out for
trudge
transport
venture
escape
bus
race
road-trip
take off
coach
bustle
cab
go on a journey
go on a excursion
run around
bat around
bowl
go hither and thither
travel about
potter
breeze
forge
waltz
trog
be on the move
be on the trail
skip
toddle
hang about
hang around
strike
go from place to place
push forward
bicycle
pick your way
find your way
wind one's way
nomadize
transfer
direct one's footsteps
push ahead
go forth
work one's way
progress towards
whirl
dance
step
bounce
climb
leap
shuffle
slip
bob
velocipede
evacuate
move around
move about
come
march on
gain ground
gather way
keep going
work towards
edge
make progress
make inroads into
travel over
tour in
journey over
fan
keep on
keep moving
get going
move along
get ahead
stroke
scurry
jump
sprint
scuttle
bolt
scamper
jog
travel in
look round
put behind one
take in
tour around
look around
defect
wash
pivot
be transported
tootle
drag
look at
pootle
move gently
smooth along
slip along
tread water
go through
move onwards
canter
jockey
sit
decamp
stop in
go by car
travel on wheels
travel by car
ride by car
pass by
blow past
move overseas
take in the sights of
leave your country
start a new life
make
shrithe
stump
run by
run out
dash off
set
trek through
struggle along
split
aim
bear
transverse
go to
sightsee
swing
holiday
vacation
train
betake oneself
move house
pack your bags
up sticks
change house
change residence
go away
change jobs
change address
passage
pull up stakes
be supported
commence
travel through
make a beeline for
start out for
aim for
be bound for
set out in the direction of
steer for
go in the direction of
direct one's steps towards
hitch a ride
thumb a ride
travel round
voyage around
holiday in
roam in
trek round
wander through
journey round
rove through
boat
go on an excursion in
travel across
go on the road
go on a trip through
ferry
set sail
take a boat trip
ship out
take a sea trip
ride the waves
travel along
go boating
go sailing
travel by boat
take a cruise
go yachting
take a sailing trip
more ❯
Noun
▲
An act or sound of scraping, grinding or grating
scraping
scratch
rasp
rub
rubdown
scrape
scrub
grind
grate
grating
grinding
creak
jar
creaking
rasping
scratching
jarring
squeak
squeaking
screech
screeching
rubbing
squeal
squealing
groan
Noun
▲
An act of rubbing something
rub
stroke
clean
wipe
polish
swab
pat
swipe
brush
brushing
buffing
burnish
rasping
scouring
scraping
scrub
shine
smoothing
graze
glance
contact
shave
scrape
kiss
sponge
mop
caress
scratch
light touch
light
gentle touch
rasp
rubdown
skim
touch
nudge
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