scav·enge

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• scav|enge — «SKAV uhnj», verb, enged, eng|ing. –v.t. 1. a) to pick over (discarded objects) for things to use or sell. b) to remove dirt and rubbish from (a street, surface of a river, etc). 2. to expel burned gases from (the cylinder of an internal… …   Useful english dictionary

• scav — scav·age; scav·enge; scav·en·ger s; scav·en·gery; scav·eng·er; …   English syllables

• enge — el·enge; scav·enge; loz·enge; …   English syllables

• scavenge — scav·enge …   English syllables

• scavenge — scav|enge [ skævəndʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to search through things that other people have thrown away in order to see if there is anything you want 2. ) if an animal scavenges, it eats anything it can find ╾ scav|eng|er noun… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• scavenge — scav|enge [ˈskævındʒ] v [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: scavenger (16 21 centuries), from scavager tax collector, someone who cleans streets (15 19 centuries), from scavage tax on goods sold (15 19 centuries), from Old North French escauwage… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• scavenge — scav•enge [[t]ˈskæv ɪndʒ[/t]] v. enged, eng•ing 1) to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material 2) to cleanse of filth, as a street 3) aum to expel burnt gases from (the cylinder of an internal combustion engine) 4) to act as a… …   From formal English to slang

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English