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Definition of Scavenge
1. Verb. Clean refuse from. "Scavenge a street"
2. Verb. Collect discarded or refused material. "The men scavenge for animals in the area"; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
Generic synonyms: Collect, Garner, Gather, Pull Together
Derivative terms: Salvager, Scavenger
3. Verb. Feed on carrion or refuse. "Hyenas scavenge"
4. Verb. Remove unwanted substances from.
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Derivative terms: Cleaning, Scavenger
Definition of Scavenge
1. v. t. To cleanse, as streets, from filth.
2. v. i. To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working stroke; as, this engine does not scavenge well.
3. v. t. To remove (burned gases) from the cylinder after a working stroke.
Definition of Scavenge
1. Verb. (transitive) to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse for useful material ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) to feed on carrion or refuse ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scavenge
1. to search through rubbish for usable items [v -ENGED, -ENGING, -ENGES]
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