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noun
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Diarrhea. (Now used only of livestock, though also sometimes used of humans into the 1600s.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Erosion by water, especially in watercourses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
present participle and gerund of scour
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scrub, scrubbing
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Broader terms: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
Narrower terms: swabbing, mopping
noun
moving over territory to search for something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: search, hunt, hunting
History
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Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
