scour out

verb

To remove by scouring

“scour out the food stuck to the pan.”

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Meanings

verbscour out (third-person singular simple present scours out, present participle scouring out, simple past and past participle scoured out)

present singular third person scours out · participle present scouring out · participle past scoured out · past scoured out

  1. To remove by scouring

    scour out the food stuck to the pan.

  2. figurativelyTo eliminate using a lot of effort
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APA

scour out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scour%20out

MLA

“scour out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scour%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scour out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scour%20out.

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