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scavenge
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb scavenge has 4 senses
- scavenge(v = verb.contact) Array - clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street" is one way to clean, make clean
- scavenge(v = verb.contact) salvage - collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food" is one way to collect, garner, gather, pull together
- scavenge(v = verb.consumption) Array - feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge" is one way to feed, give
- scavenge(v = verb.change) clean - remove unwanted substances from; Array is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun scavenger2
Sample sentences:
The men scavenge the area for animals
The men scavenge for animals in the area
Derived form noun scavenger3
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
Derived form noun scavenger1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
scavenge, v. t.
- To cleanse, as streets, from filth. C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]
- to salvage (usable items or material) from discarded or waste material. [PJC]
- To remove (burned gases) from the cylinder after a working stroke. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
scavenge, v. i.
To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working stroke; as, this engine does not scavenge well. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scavenge, v.
1 tr. & intr. (usu. foll. by for) search for and collect (discarded items).
2 tr. remove unwanted products from (an internal-combustion engine cylinder etc.).
1 tr. & intr. (usu. foll. by for) search for and collect (discarded items).
2 tr. remove unwanted products from (an internal-combustion engine cylinder etc.).
Etymology
back-form. f. SCAVENGER
THESAURUS
scavenge
bleach, bowdlerize, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse, clear out, delouse, depurate, deterge, dry-clean, dust, dust off, expurgate, freshen, lustrate, purge, purify, reform, spruce, steam-clean, sweep out, sweeten, tidy, whiten, wipe, wipe off, wipe out, wipe up
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