Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scavenge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. t.
To cleanse, as streets, from filth. --C. Kingsley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. i. (Internal-combustion Engines)
To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working
stroke; as, this engine does not scavenge well.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. t.
To remove (burned gases) from the cylinder after a working
stroke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scavenge
v 1: clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street"
2: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the
garbage cans for food" [syn: {salvage}]
3: feed on carrion or refuse; of some animals
4: remove unwanted substances from, as in chemistry [syn: {clean}]
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