Scavenge has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
clean refuse from
"Scavenge a street"
2
collect discarded material
"She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
3
feed on carrion or refuse
"hyenas scavenge"
4
remove unwanted substances from
5
to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material
Example Sentences
"Scavenge a street"
verb
"She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
verb
"hyenas scavenge"
verb
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)