scavenge

English

Etymology

Back-formation from scavenger.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/
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Verb

scavenge (third-person singular simple present scavenges, present participle scavenging, simple past and past participle scavenged)

(transitive) to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material
(transitive) to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities
(transitive) to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle
(intransitive) to feed on carrion or refuse

Derived terms

scavenger
scavenge pump

Translations

to collect and remove refuse

Dutch: vuil ophalen
French: ramasser les ordures
German: durchstöbern (de)
Italian: rovistare (it), frugare (it)

Maori: paraketu, hamu, hamuhamu
Portuguese: catar (pt) m
Russian: рыться (ru) (rytʹsja) в (ru) (v) отбросах (ru) (otbrosax)

to remove unwanted material

Dutch: reinigen (nl)
French: nettoyer (fr)

German: reinigen (de)
Russian: очищать (ru) (očiščatʹ)

to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine

Russian: продувать (ru) (produvatʹ)

to feed on carrion or refuse

Maori: hamuhamu

Russian: питаться (ru) (pitatʹsja) падалью (ru) (padalʹju)

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Spanish: ^{(please verify)} carroñear f