The meaning of SCOUR is to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing. How to use scour in a sentence. Did you know?

SCOUR meaning: 1. to remove dirt from something by rubbing it hard with something rough: 2. to search a place or…. Learn more.

SCOUR definition: to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material. See examples of scour used in a sentence.

Definition of scour verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 14, 2025 · scour (third-person singular simple present scours, present participle scouring, simple past and past participle scoured) A polyurethane sponge. The dark green upper surface is rough and …

scour 2 (skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər) v. 1. to range over, as in search: to scour the countryside for a lost child. 2. to run or pass quickly over or along.

to remove (dirt, etc.) from something by hard rubbing: to scour the grease off the frying pan. Civil Engineering to clear (a channel, etc.), as by the force of water: The river scoured a path through the …

When you scour something with your eyes, you examine or search it very closely. If you can't find the math homework you finished on Saturday, you'll have to spend some time on Sunday scouring your …

If you scour something such as a sink, floor, or pan, you clean its surface by rubbing it hard with something rough. He decided to scour the sink.

Spring rains scoured the hillside. The river's banks had been scoured [= eroded] by floodwaters.