scour meaning
EN
[-aʊə(ɹ)] 
US WScour
- Scour may refer to:
- NounPLscours
- VerbSGscoursPRscouringPT, PPscoured
- To clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.
- He scoured the burner pans to remove the burnt spills.
- To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off.
- He scoured the burnt food from the pan.
- To search an area thoroughly.
- They scoured the scene of the crime for clues.
- (transitive, intransitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.
- (intransitive, veterinary medicine) Of livestock, to suffer from diarrhea.
- If a lamb is scouring, do not delay treatment.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) To purge.
- to scour a horse
- (obsolete) To cleanse.
- To clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Bridge scour may scoop out scour holes and compromise the integrity of the bridge.
- He scoured the burner pans to remove the burnt spills.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of scour in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Nouns
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "scour" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.