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scour something for someone or something to look carefully and thoroughly in something for someone or something. I scoured the entire roster of members for a person who would agree to run for president. The police scoured the entire area for any sign of the suspects. scour something off (of) something and scour something off to clean something off something else by scouring. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) See if you can scour the rust off the cookie sheet. I will scour off the rust with steel wool. scour something out to clean something out by scouring. Would you scour the pans out? Please scour out the pans—don't just wash them. See also: out scour something out of something to clean something out of something by scouring. Did you scour the rust out of the pan? Please scour the burned material out of the bowl. See also: out How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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