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Scavenge
ˈskav(ɪ)n(d)ʒ
Scavenge definitions
verb
scavenge
scavenged
scavenges
scavenging
- search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste
"people sell junk scavenged from the garbage"
rummage search hunt look forage root about root around scratch about scratch around grub about grub around- (of an animal) search for (carrion) as food
"the feral cat preferred to scavenge carrion from the forest floor"
- search for discarded items or food in (a place)
"the mink is still commonly seen scavenging the beaches of California"
- remove (combustion products) from an internal combustion engine cylinder on the return stroke of the piston
"solid lead deposits of combustion would be scavenged from the engine"
- combine with and remove (molecules, groups, etc.) from a particular medium
"chlorine molecules can scavenge ozone at a very fast rate"