scouring

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noun

1. moving over territory to search for something (Freq. 1)
- scouring the entire area revealed nothing
• Derivationally related forms:
scour
• Hypernyms:
search, hunt, hunting
2. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
scrub, scrubbing
• Derivationally related forms:
scour, scrub (for: scrubbing), scrub (for: scrub)
• Hypernyms:
cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
• Hyponyms:
swabbing, mopping

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  flush, purge, abrade, scrub