verb🔗ShareTo collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material"After the storm, people were scavenging for wood and other materials to repair their homes. "environmentanimalactionecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities"The factory workers were scavenging impurities from the molten steel to make it stronger. "materialchemistryindustryprocessscienceChat 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. "technicaltechnologymachinevehicleenergyfuelindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo feed on carrion or refuse"The stray dogs were scavenging through the garbage cans behind the restaurant, looking for scraps of food. "animalbiologynatureenvironmentfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of searching through refuse for useful material."Our scavengings at the rubbish dump often yielded items of value."environmentactionutilityeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareThat eats carrion"The scavenging crows were circling the discarded food containers outside the school cafeteria. "animalnaturebiologyecologyorganismfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
