SCOURED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of scour 2. to remove dirt from something by rubbing it hard…. Learn more.

Many different things can be scoured, such as an area (as in “scoured the woods in search of the lost dog”) or publications (as in “scouring magazine and newspaper articles”).

I scoured the shops for a blue and white shirt, but I couldn't find one anywhere.

Synonyms for SCOURED: scraped, scrubbed, sanded, coated, rubbed, sandblasted, sandpapered, rasped; Antonyms of SCOURED: rough, uneven, roughened, scuffed, …

to search a place or thing carefully and completely in order to find somebody/something synonym comb scour something for somebody/something We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch …

Define scoured. scoured synonyms, scoured pronunciation, scoured translation, English dictionary definition of scoured. v. scoured , scour·ing , scours v. tr. 1. a. To clean, polish, or wash by …

13 meanings: 1. to clean or polish (a surface) by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth 2. to remove dirt from or have.... Click for more definitions.

He has scoured the global legal literature for examples that could serve as precedents for applying legislation to dark skies.

Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles.

1. burnish, buff, shine, rub. scour2 (skouə r, skou′ ər), v.t. to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child. to run or pass quickly over or along. v.i. to range …