Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/
scavenge (scavenges, present participle scavenging; past and past participle scavenged)
- (transitive) to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material
- (transitive) to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities
- (transitive) to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle
- (intransitive) to feed on carrion or refuse
- French: ramasser les ordures
- German: durchstöbern
- Italian: rovistare, frugare
- Portuguese: catar
- Russian: рыться
- Russian: продувать
- Russian: питаться
- Spanish: carroñear
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