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scour scour definition

scour


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  scour 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  scour 
 
  Sense  2 
  scrub,  scour 
  =>  holystone 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  scour 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  scour 
 
  Sense  2 
  scrub,  scour 
  =>  holystone 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  scour 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  scour 
 
  4  senses  of  scour 
 
  Sense  1 
  scour 
  =>  search,  seek,  look  for 
 
  Sense  2 
  scrub,  scour 
  =>  rub 
 
  Sense  3 
  scour,  abrade 
  =>  rub 
 
  Sense  4 
  flush,  scour 
  =>  rinse,  rinse  off 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  scour 
 
  scour  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  scour 
 
  Sense  1 
  scour 
  =>  search,  seek,  look  for 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  scrub,  scour 
  =>  rub 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  scour,  abrade 
  =>  rub 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  flush,  scour 
  =>  rinse,  rinse  off 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  scour 
  scour 
  scourer 
  scourge 
  scourge  of  god 
  scourge  of  the  gods 
  scourger 
  scouring 
  scouring  pad 
  scouring  rush 
  scours 
 
  Overview  of  noun  scour 
 
  The  noun  scour  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  scour  --  (a  place  that  is  scoured  (especially  by  running  water)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  scour 
 
  The  verb  scour  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  scour  --  (examine  minutely;  "The  police  scoured  the  country  for  the  fugitive") 
  2.  (1)  scrub,  scour  --  (clean  with  hard  rubbing;  "She  scrubbed  his  back") 
  3.  scour,  abrade  --  (scour  a  surface) 
  4.  flush,  scour  --  (rinse,  clean,  or  empty  with  a  liquid;  "flush  the  wound  with  antibiotics") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  scour 
  scoured 
 
  Overview  of  noun  scour 
 
  The  noun  scour  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  scour  --  (a  place  that  is  scoured  (especially  by  running  water)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  scour 
 
  The  verb  scour  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  scour  --  (examine  minutely;  "The  police  scoured  the  country  for  the  fugitive") 
  2.  (1)  scrub,  scour  --  (clean  with  hard  rubbing;  "She  scrubbed  his  back") 
  3.  scour,  abrade  --  (scour  a  surface) 
  4.  flush,  scour  --  (rinse,  clean,  or  empty  with  a  liquid;  "flush  the  wound  with  antibiotics") 



scour definition