scour up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To look really hard everywhere until you find or collect something you need.
Literal meaning: To scour (search thoroughly) upward or comprehensively to gather something.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To manage to find or collect something through diligent searching, especially when it is scarce.
"The organizer tried to scour up enough volunteers for the weekend cleanup event."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Relatively rare; more common in American English. Often implies that what is sought is scarce or hard to find. 'Scare up' and 'scrape up' are more commonly used alternatives.
Commonly used with
volunteers funds support information supplies evidence
Forms
Base
scour up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
scours up
he/she/it
Past simple
scoured up
yesterday
Past participle
scoured up
have + pp
-ing form
scouring up
continuous
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