Scour

·vi To cleanse anything.

II. Scour ·vi To clean anything by rubbing.

III. Scour ·noun Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.

IV. Scour ·vi To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.

V. Scour ·vt To Purge; as, to scour a horse.

VI. Scour ·add. ·noun The act of Scouring.

VII. Scour ·add. ·noun A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.

VIII. Scour ·add. ·vt To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to Flush.

IX. Scour ·vt To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.

X. Scour ·vi To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to Scamper.

XI. Scour ·vt 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.

XII. Scour ·vt 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.