Found 2 items, similar to scavenging.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: scavenging scavenging adj 1: searching for and salvaging anything useful from discarded material; “scavenging larvae” 2: searching for and feeding on decaying matter; “scavenging hyenas and vultures”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scavenging Scavenging \Scav"eng*ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of Scavenge. Hence, n. (Internal-combustion Engines) Act or process of expelling the exhaust gases from the cylinder by some special means, as, in many four-cycle engines, by utilizing the momentum of the exhaust gases in a long exhaust pipe. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]