3. (verb)scrub, scour clean with hard rubbing Synonyms: scour, abrade, scrub up, purge, scrub, cancel, scratch, flush, call off
4. (verb)scour, abrade rub hard or scrub Synonyms: scour, abrade, purge, corrade, rub off, scrub, abrase, rub down, flush
5. (verb)flush, scour, purge rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid Synonyms: redden, sluice, puke, regorge, honk, sanctify, crimson, vomit up, scour, even out, cast, disgorge, vomit, regurgitate, blush, spue, upchuck, abrade, sick, purge, barf, throw up, spew, scrub, be sick, chuck, retch, cat, even, level, flush, purify
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'scour'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. scour To clean is to make clean by removing dirt, impurities, or soil of any kind. Cleanse implies a worse condition to start from, and more to do, than clean. Hercules cleansed the Augean stables. Synonyms: cleanse, brush, dust, purify, scour, sponge, wash, clean, lave, rinse, scrub, sweep, wipe, disinfect, mop Antonyms: befoul, bespatter, debase, deprave, soil, stain, taint, besmear, contaminate, defile, pollute, spoil, sully, vitiate, besmirch, corrupt