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scavenge
scav·enge S0129200 (skăv′ənj)v. scav·enged, scav·eng·ing, scav·eng·es v.tr.1. a. To collect (useful items) by searching through refuse: scavenged a chair from the neighbor's trash.b. To search through (a place or container) for useful items.2. To feed on (dead or decaying matter). Used especially of animals.3. a. To expel (exhaust gases) from a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine.b. To expel exhaust gases from (such a cylinder).4. a. To clean (molten metal) by chemically removing impurities.b. To remove or inactivate (harmful chemicals or impurities) in a mixture: antioxidants that scavenge free radicals from the body.v.intr.1. To search through refuse for useful items.2. To feed on dead or decaying matter.
[Back-formation from scavenger.]scavenge (ˈskævɪndʒ) vb1. to search for (anything usable) among discarded material2. (Metallurgy) (tr) to purify (a molten metal) by bubbling a suitable gas through it. The gas may be inert or may react with the impurities3. to clean up filth from (streets, etc)4. (Chemistry) chem to act as a scavenger for (atoms, molecules, ions, radicals, etc)scav•enge (ˈskæv ɪndʒ)
v. -enged, -eng•ing. v.t. 1. to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material. 2. to cleanse of filth, as a street. 3. to expel burnt gases from (the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine). v.i. 4. to act as a scavenger: to scavenge for food. [1635–45; back formation from scavenger] scavenge
Past participle: scavenged
Gerund: scavenging
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| I scavenge | | you scavenge | | he/she/it scavenges | | we scavenge | | you scavenge | | they scavenge |
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| I scavenged | | you scavenged | | he/she/it scavenged | | we scavenged | | you scavenged | | they scavenged |
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| I am scavenging | | you are scavenging | | he/she/it is scavenging | | we are scavenging | | you are scavenging | | they are scavenging |
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| I have scavenged | | you have scavenged | | he/she/it has scavenged | | we have scavenged | | you have scavenged | | they have scavenged |
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| I was scavenging | | you were scavenging | | he/she/it was scavenging | | we were scavenging | | you were scavenging | | they were scavenging |
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| I had scavenged | | you had scavenged | | he/she/it had scavenged | | we had scavenged | | you had scavenged | | they had scavenged |
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| I will scavenge | | you will scavenge | | he/she/it will scavenge | | we will scavenge | | you will scavenge | | they will scavenge |
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| I will have scavenged | | you will have scavenged | | he/she/it will have scavenged | | we will have scavenged | | you will have scavenged | | they will have scavenged |
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| I will be scavenging | | you will be scavenging | | he/she/it will be scavenging | | we will be scavenging | | you will be scavenging | | they will be scavenging |
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| I have been scavenging | | you have been scavenging | | he/she/it has been scavenging | | we have been scavenging | | you have been scavenging | | they have been scavenging |
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Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | scavenge - clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street"clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" | | 2. | scavenge - collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"salvagegather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" | | 3. | scavenge - feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge"feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" | | 4. | scavenge - remove unwanted substances fromcleanchemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionsremove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
scavengeverb search, hunt, forage, rummage, root about, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.), scratch about, grub about The foxes come and scavenge for bones.Translationsscavenge (ˈskӕvindʒ) verb to search for useful or usable objects, food etc amongst rubbish etc. 拾破爛，在...中搜尋有用之物 拾破烂ˈscavenger noun 拾荒者，食腐肉的動物 捡破烂的人，清道夫，食腐动物 scavenge
scavenge (around) for (something)1. Literally, to search for something by rooting around in rubbish or refuse. There is a large population of impoverished people who spend their days scavenging around for food and useful items in the town dump. I came across a family of raccoons scavenging for food in the dumpster behind our office.2. By extension, to search all over some are or throughout some cluttered space for a particular thing, especially in a desperate, last-minute manner. I hate having to scavenge for a pen every other day. It's high time I clean up and organize this office! We've been scavenging around for a motor that will work with the prototype, but none of these are compatible.See also: scavengescavenge (around) for someone or somethingto search everywhere for someone or something. We had to scavenge for a person who would agree to run for president in my place. Sam scavenged around for a socket wrench.See also: scavengeMedicalSeescavengerscavenge
Related to scavenge: scavenge pumpSynonyms for scavengeverb searchSynonyms- search
- hunt
- forage
- rummage
- root about
- fossick
- scratch about
- grub about
Synonyms for scavengeverb clean refuse fromRelated Wordsverb collect discarded or refused materialSynonymsRelated Words- gather
- pull together
- collect
- garner
verb feed on carrion or refuseRelated Wordsverb remove unwanted substances fromSynonymsRelated Words- chemical science
- chemistry
- remove
- take away
- withdraw
- take
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