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

1. A place that is scoured (especially by running water)
    
2. An act of scouring

Derived forms: scours, scouring, scoured

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

Encyclopedia: Scour