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scour

/ˈskaʊə(r)/verb

उच्चारण स्कावर

छान मारना, कोना-कोना खोजना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth (for sb/sth)

    to search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find somebody or something

    छान मारना, कोना-कोना खोजना

    • Police scoured the forest for the missing child.
    • Radhika scoured the newspapers for job advertisements.

    Synonyms search comb hunt through rummage through ransack

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth (out)

    to clean something by rubbing its surface hard with rough material

    रगड़कर साफ़ करना, माँजना

    • She scoured the pots and pans.

    Synonyms scrub rub polish clean

  3. 3

    [T] ~ sth (away/out)

    (of water) to make a passage or hole by flowing over something for a long time

    (पानी का) बहाव से गड्ढा या रास्ता बना देना

    • The river had scoured a deep channel in the rock.

    Synonyms erode wear away

◇Word family
scourer noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

search comb hunt through rummage through ransack scrub rub polish clean erode wear away

?Which word?

Do not confuse scour (to search thoroughly or scrub) and scourge (a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering).

Scour (अच्छी तरह खोजना या रगड़कर साफ़ करना) और scourge (बड़ा संकट या कष्ट देने वाला व्यक्ति या चीज़) में भ्रम न करें।