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scour (2)

scour [ skowr ] (past and past participle scoured, present participle scour·ing, 3rd person present singular scours)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. search something carefully: to search something thoroughly and quickly for somebody or something
They scoured the countryside for him, but to no avail.

2. move about at speed: to move quickly over or through an area

[15th century. Probably < N Germanic]

scour·er noun
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