Scavenge

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. t.
     To cleanse, as streets, from filth. --C. Kingsley.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. to salvage (usable items or material) from discarded or
        waste material.


        [PJC]
  
     3. To remove (burned gases) from the cylinder after a working
        stroke.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. i. (Internal-combustion Engines)
     To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working
     stroke; as, this engine does not scavenge well.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scavenge
       v 1: clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street"
       2: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the
          garbage cans for food" [syn: {salvage}]
       3: feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge"
       4: remove unwanted substances from [syn: {clean}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "scavenge":
     bleach, bowdlerize, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse, clear out,
     delouse, depurate, deterge, dry-clean, dust, dust off, expurgate,
     freshen, lustrate, purge, purify, reform, spruce, steam-clean,
     sweep out, sweeten, tidy, whiten, wipe, wipe off, wipe out,
     wipe up