scavenge

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

1. clean refuse from
- Scavenge a street
• Hypernyms:
clean, make clean
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. collect discarded or refused material
- She scavenged the garbage cans for food
• Syn:
salvage
• Derivationally related forms:
scavenger, salvager (for: salvage)
• Hypernyms:
gather, garner, collect, pull together
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The men scavenge the area for animals
- The men scavenge for animals in the area
3. feed on carrion or refuse
- hyenas scavenge
• Derivationally related forms:
scavenger
• Hypernyms:
feed, give
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. remove unwanted substances from
• Syn:
clean
• Derivationally related forms:
cleaning (for: clean), scavenger
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  clean, salvage