scouring

English Thesaurus

1. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water (noun.act)

hypernym	:	cleaning, cleansing, cleanup,
definition	:	the act of making something clean (noun.act)

hyponym	:	mopping, swabbing,
definition	:	cleaning with a mop (noun.act)

2. moving over territory to search for something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	hunt, hunting, search,
definition	:	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (noun.act)

3. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water (noun.act)

derivation	:	scrub, scrub up,
definition	:	wash thoroughly (verb.body)

derivation	:	scour, scrub,
definition	:	clean with hard rubbing (verb.contact)

4. moving over territory to search for something (noun.act)

derivation	:	scour,
definition	:	examine minutely (verb.contact)

5. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water (noun.act)

derivation	:	scrub, scrub up,
definition	:	wash thoroughly (verb.body)

derivation	:	scour, scrub,
definition	:	clean with hard rubbing (verb.contact)

6. moving over territory to search for something (noun.act)

derivation	:	scour,
definition	:	examine minutely (verb.contact)