scavenge

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

Traductions

recoger la basura

καθαρίζω

نقّى

paqijkirin

εκτελώ χρέη οδοκαθαριστή

Fréquence

41k
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Back-formation from scavenger.

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