1. Clean with hard rubbing
   "She scoured his back";
   - scrub
    
2. Rub hard or scrub
   "scour the counter tops";
   - abrade
    
3. Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
   "She scoured the pot with hot water";
   - flush, purge
    
4. Examine minutely
   "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"

1. A place that is scoured (especially by running water)
   "The river's scour had eroded the bank over time"
    
2. An act of scouring
   "A thorough scour of the kitchen left it spotless"

Derived forms: scoured, scours, scouring

Type of: look for, place, rinse, rinse off, rub, search, seek, spot, topographic point

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