scavenge
English
Etymology
Back-formation from scavenger.
Pronunciation
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Verb
scavenge (third-person singular simple present scavenges, present participle scavenging, simple past and past participle scavenged)
- (transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.
- We scavenged a couple of old beer cans for our art project.
- scavenge the forest for firewood
- (transitive) To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities.
- (transitive) To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle.
- (intransitive) To feed on carrion or refuse.
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Translations
to collect and remove refuse
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to remove unwanted material
to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine
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to feed on carrion or refuse
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