Found 2 items, similar to Scavenge.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: scavenge scavenge v 1: clean refuse from; “Scavenge a street” 2: collect discarded or refused material; “She scavenged the garbage cans for food” [syn: salvage] 3: feed on carrion or refuse; “hyenas scavenge” 4: remove unwanted substances from [syn: clean]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scavenge Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. t. To cleanse, as streets, from filth. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] 2. to salvage (usable items or material) from discarded or waste material. [PJC] 3. To remove (burned gases) from the cylinder after a working stroke. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. i. (Internal-combustion Engines) To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working stroke; as, this engine does not scavenge well. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]