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English
Etymology
Back-formation from scavenger.
Pronunciation
Verb
scavenge (third-person singular simple present scavenges, present participle scavenging, simple past and past participle scavenged)
- (transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.
We scavenged a couple of old beer cans for our art project.
scavenge the forest for firewood
- (transitive) To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities.
- (transitive) To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle.
- (intransitive) To feed on carrion or refuse.
Derived terms
Translations
to collect and remove refuse
to remove unwanted material
to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine
to feed on carrion or refuse
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