scavenge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.
To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities.
To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle.
To feed on carrion or refuse.

/ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/ en-us-scavenge.ogg

scavenge scavenges scavenging scavenged

Back-formation from scavenger.

ragpick

scavenger show showing

scavengeable scavenge pump unscavenged

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