clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent

she scoured the cooker

I was scouring out the pans

(of livestock) suffer from diarrhoea

he went out to deal with piglets who were scouring

the action of scouring or the state of being scoured, especially by swift-flowing water

the scour of the tide may cause lateral erosion

diarrhoea in livestock, especially cattle and pigs

subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something

David scoured each newspaper for an article on the murder