scour

verb (scour, scours, scoured, scouring)

«scour» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To scour is to rub something hard until it is clean and shiny. tree →
To scour is to search every part of a place carefully and quickly. tree →

In the lessons

in the lessons, «scour the country» or «scour the jungle» means search every part of a place for someone or something; in tales the baker scours the oven

Examples

We scour the pans after supper. tree →
The police scoured the woods for the lost dog. tree →
Mum scours the sink every Friday. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «scour» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«scour» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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