verb🔗ShareTo collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material"The students scavenged the classroom after the party for any lost pencils or erasers. "environmentactionmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities"The smelter uses a special tool to scavenge the molten iron, removing the unwanted slag and making it stronger. "materialscienceindustrychemistryprocesstechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle"The engine scavenged the exhaust gases and drew in fresh air for the next power stroke. "technologyvehiclemachinetechnicalenergyphysicsindustrysystemsciencepartfuelprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo feed on carrion or refuse"The stray dog scavenged for scraps of food in the overflowing trash can. "animalenvironmentfoodnatureecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
