scour down
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To scrub something very hard to make it clean, usually going from top to bottom.
Literal meaning: To scour (scrub hard) downward — transparent.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To clean a surface thoroughly by scrubbing it hard with an abrasive material, typically working downward.
"Before the inspection, the crew scoured down the ship's deck until it gleamed."
Grammar: separable
2 C1 neutral
To search a surface or area thoroughly and exhaustively.
"Investigators scoured down every inch of the crime scene looking for fingerprints."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Used for cleaning surfaces such as walls, decks, pots, or floors using abrasive force. The 'down' implies thoroughness or a top-to-bottom direction of cleaning. Less common than 'scrub down'.
Commonly used with
walls deck pots pans floor surface
Forms
Base
scour down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
scours down
he/she/it
Past simple
scoured down
yesterday
Past participle
scoured down
have + pp
-ing form
scouring down
continuous
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