Canadian French Meaning of scour

récurer

Other Canadian French words related to récurer

Definitions and Meaning of scour in English

Wordnet

scour (n)

a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

Wordnet

scour (v)

examine minutely

clean with hard rubbing

rub hard or scrub

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

Webster

scour (v. t.)

To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress.

To purge; as, to scour a horse.

To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away.

To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.

To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.

Webster

scour (v. i.)

To clean anything by rubbing.

To cleanse anything.

To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.

To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.

Webster

scour (n.)

Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.

The act of scouring.

A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.

FAQs About the word scour

récurer

a place that is scoured (especially by running water), examine minutely, clean with hard rubbing, rub hard or scrub, rinse, clean, or empty with a liquidTo rub

trouver,recherche,peigne,découvrir,drague,examiner,explorer,inspecter,Enquêter,localiser

abandonner,cacher,perdre,négligence

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