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Word: scavenge
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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
Source: Wiktionary
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