What does scavenge mean?
Definitions for scavenge
ˈskæv ɪndʒscav·enge
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Princeton's WordNet
scavengeverb
clean refuse from
"Scavenge a street"
salvage, scavengeverb
collect discarded or refused material
"She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
scavengeverb
feed on carrion or refuse
"hyenas scavenge"
scavenge, cleanverb
remove unwanted substances from
GCIDE
Scavengeverb
to salvage (usable items or material) from discarded or waste material.
Wiktionary
scavengeverb
to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse for useful material
scavengeverb
to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities
scavengeverb
to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle
scavengeverb
to feed on carrion or refuse
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scavenge
Scavenge is a term generally used to describe the act of searching for and collecting items from abandoned, discarded, or left over sources. It often refers to animals or people who survive by collecting and consuming what others have left behind. In mechanical context, it can refer to removal of waste products or harmful substances from a system.
Webster Dictionary
Scavengeverb
to cleanse, as streets, from filth
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scavenge in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scavenge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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