ALL meanings of scavenge
scav·enge
S s - verb with object scavenge to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material. 1
- verb with object scavenge to cleanse of filth, as a street. 1
- verb with object scavenge to expel burnt gases from (the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine). 1
- verb with object scavenge Metallurgy. to purify (molten metal) by introducing a substance that will combine chemically with impurities. 1
- verb without object scavenge to act as a scavenger. 1
- verb without object scavenge (of an engine or cylinder) to become scavenged of burnt gases. 1
- verb without object scavenge to search, especially for food. 1
- intransitive verb scavenge forage for food 1
- intransitive verb scavenge search, hunt 1
- transitive verb scavenge collect 1
- verb scavenge If people or animals scavenge for things, they collect them by searching among waste or unwanted objects. 0
- verb scavenge to search for (anything usable) among discarded material 0
- verb scavenge to purify (a molten metal) by bubbling a suitable gas through it. The gas may be inert or may react with the impurities 0
- verb scavenge to clean up filth from (streets, etc) 0
- verb scavenge to act as a scavenger for (atoms, molecules, ions, radicals, etc) 0
- verb transitive scavenge to clean up (streets, alleys, etc.); remove rubbish, dirt, or garbage from 0
- verb transitive scavenge to salvage (usable goods) by rummaging through refuse or discards 0
- verb transitive scavenge to remove burned gases from (the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine) 0
- verb transitive scavenge to clean (molten metal) by using a substance that will combine chemically with the impurities present 0
- intransitive verb scavenge to act as a scavenger 0
- intransitive verb scavenge to look for food 0