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"Scavenge" Definition

verb-transitive

Metallurgy To clean (molten metal) by chemically removing impurities.
To collect (salvageable material) by searching.
To collect and remove refuse from: The streets are periodically scavenged.
To expel (exhaust gases) from a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine.
To expel exhaust gases from (such a cylinder).

verb-intransitive

To feed on dead or decaying matter.
To search through refuse for useful material.

verb

To remove (as dirt or refuse) from an area.
To clean away dirt or refuse from .
To feed on (carrion or refuse).
To remove (burned gases) from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine after a working stroke.
To remove (as an undesirable constituent) from a substance or region by chemical or physical means.

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