Associations to the word «Scavenge»

SCAVENGE, verb. (transitive) to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material

SCAVENGE, verb. (transitive) to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities

SCAVENGE, verb. (transitive) to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle

SCAVENGE, verb. (intransitive) to feed on carrion or refuse

SCAVENGE, verb. Clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street".

SCAVENGE, verb. Collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food".

SCAVENGE, verb. Feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge".

SCAVENGE, verb. Remove unwanted substances from.