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scavenge |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. t. To cleanse, as streets, from filth. --C. Kingsley. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. i. (Internal-combustion Engines) To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working stroke; as this engine does not scavenge well From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. t. To remove (burned gases) from the cylinder after a working stroke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scavenge v 1: clean refuse from "Scavenge a street" 2: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged athe garbage cans for food" [syn: {salvage}] 3: feed on carrion or refuse; of some animals 4: remove unwanted substances from as in chemistry [syn: {clean}]
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