scour

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈskaʊə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈskaʊɚ/ or /skaʊr/

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• Hyphenation: sco‧ur

Verb

Plain form scour

Third-person singular scours

Past tense scoured

Past participle scoured

Present participle scouring

The dark green upper surface is rough and can be used for scouring (sense 1) kitchenware, and kitchen and bathroom surfaces.

1. (transitive) If you scour something, you clean or polish something by scrubbing it hard with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

   He scoured the burnt food from the pan.

2. (transitive & intransitive) To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea.

   If a lamb is scouring, do not delay treatment.

Noun

Singular scour

Plural scours

1. Scour is the action of rubbing something hard to clean or brighten it.

   Give the pot a good scour.