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scavenging scavenging definition

scavenging


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  scavenge 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  scavenge 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  scavenge 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  scavenge 
 
  4  senses  of  scavenge 
 
  Sense  1 
  scavenge 
  =>  clean,  make  clean 
 
  Sense  2 
  salvage,  scavenge 
  =>  gather,  garner,  collect,  pull  together 
 
  Sense  3 
  scavenge 
  =>  feed,  grub,  give 
 
  Sense  4 
  scavenge,  clean 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  scavenge 
 
  scavenge  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  scavenge 
 
  Sense  1 
  scavenge 
  =>  clean,  make  clean 
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  Sense  2 
  salvage,  scavenge 
  =>  gather,  garner,  collect,  pull  together 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  scavenge 
  =>  feed,  grub,  give 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  scavenge,  clean 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  scavenge 
 
  The  verb  scavenge  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  scavenge  --  (clean  refuse  from  "Scavenge  a  street") 
  2.  salvage,  scavenge  --  (collect  discarded  or  refused  material;  "She  scavenged  the  garbage  cans  for  food") 
  3.  scavenge  --  (feed  on  carrion  or  refuse;  of  some  animals) 
  4.  scavenge,  clean  --  (remove  unwanted  substances  from  as  in  chemistry) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  scavenging 
 
  The  adj  scavenging  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  scavenging  --  (searching  for  and  salvaging  anything  useful  from  discarded  material;  "scavenging  larvae") 
  2.  scavenging  --  (searching  for  and  feeding  on  decaying  matter;  "scavenging  hyenas  and  vultures") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  scavenging 
 
  2  senses  of  scavenging 
 
  Sense  1 
  scavenging 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thrifty)  ->  wasteful 
 
  Sense  2 
  scavenging 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  gluttonous)  ->  abstemious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  scavenging 
 
  2  senses  of  scavenging 
 
  Sense  1 
  scavenging 
  =>  thrifty  (vs.  wasteful) 
 
  Sense  2 
  scavenging 
  =>  gluttonous  (vs.  abstemious) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  scavenging 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  scavenging 
 
  scavenging  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  scavenging 
  scavenging 
 
  Overview  of  verb  scavenge 
 
  The  verb  scavenge  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  scavenge  --  (clean  refuse  from  "Scavenge  a  street") 
  2.  salvage,  scavenge  --  (collect  discarded  or  refused  material;  "She  scavenged  the  garbage  cans  for  food") 
  3.  scavenge  --  (feed  on  carrion  or  refuse;  of  some  animals) 
  4.  scavenge,  clean  --  (remove  unwanted  substances  from  as  in  chemistry) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  scavenging 
 
  The  adj  scavenging  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  scavenging  --  (searching  for  and  salvaging  anything  useful  from  discarded  material;  "scavenging  larvae") 
  2.  scavenging  --  (searching  for  and  feeding  on  decaying  matter;  "scavenging  hyenas  and  vultures") 



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