1. Clean refuse from
   "Scavenge a street" 
2. Collect discarded or refused material
   "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
   - salvage 
3. Feed on carrion or refuse
   "hyenas scavenge" 
4. Remove unwanted substances from
   - clean

Derived forms: scavenging, scavenges, scavenged

See also: scavenger

Type of: clean, collect, feed, garner, gather, give, make clean, pull together, remove, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Scavenge

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