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Word: scavenge (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Verb:

  • intransitive to feed on carrion or refuse
  • transitive to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse for useful material
  • transitive to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle
  • transitive to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities

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