ALL meanings of scouring
scour
S s - verb with object scouring to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child. 1
- verb with object scouring to run or pass quickly over or along. 1
- verb without object scouring to range about, as in search of something. 1
- verb without object scouring to move rapidly or energetically. 1
- noun scouring the act of scouring. 1
- noun scouring the place scoured. 1
- noun scouring an apparatus or material used in scouring; scourer: Sand is a good scour. 1
- noun scouring the erosive force of moving water, as in a river or sea. 1
- noun scouring Usually, scours. (used with a singular or plural verb) Veterinary Pathology. diarrhea in horses and cattle caused by intestinal infection. 1
- noun scouring the act of cleaning or polishing a surface by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth 0
- noun scouring the process of clearing a channel by the force of water 0
- noun scouring an instance of causing livestock to purge their bowels 0