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| scour [ skowr ] (past and past participle scoured, present participle scour·ing, 3rd person present singular scours) |
transitive and intransitive verb |
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| Definition: |
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1. search something carefully: to search something thoroughly and quickly for somebody or something
  They scoured the countryside for him, but to no avail.
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2. move about at speed: to move quickly over or through an area
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| [15th century. Probably < N Germanic] |
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| scour·er noun |
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