scour out in English

Forms: scours out [present, singular, third-person], scouring out [participle, present], scoured out [participle, past], scoured out [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scour out (third-person singular simple present scours out, present participle scouring out, simple past and past participle scoured out)

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"scour out" meaning in English

Verb