scouring

Meanings

Noun

• moving over territory to search for something
  • "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"
• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

Verb

• examine minutely
• clean with hard rubbing
• rub hard or scrub
• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

Synonyms

abrade, flush, purge, scour, scrub, scrubbing