Overview of noun scour

The noun scour has 1 sense

• scour -- (a place that is scoured (especially by running water))

Overview of verb scour

The verb scour has 4 senses

• scour -- (examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive")


• scrub, scour -- (clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back")


• scour, abrade -- (rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops")


• flush, scour, purge -- (rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank")