Scour | Mean of scour in English Dictionary

/ˈskawɚ/

• Verb
• to search (something) carefully and thoroughly
1. We scoured the woods for the missing child.
2. I scoured the book for information.
• to clean (something) by rubbing it hard with a rough object
1. He scoured the pan with steel wool.
2. She scoured spots from the stove.
• to cause parts of (something) to be carried away by the movement of water, ice, etc.
1. Spring rains scoured the hillside.
2. The river's banks had been scoured [=eroded] by floodwaters.