scavenge
Other forms: scavenging; scavenged; scavenges
When you scavenge, you pick through discarded things looking for whatever is salvageable and can be reused. If you're looking for a replacement part for a vintage car, you might scavenge at the dump for a suitable part.
If you're a freegan you've embraced the idea of trying to live for free, recycling and reusing what others have discarded, leaving a small footprint on the planet. You’re on the lookout for good places to scavenge, such as the dumpster behind a busy supermarket, where you might find edible food, or the trash bins at clothing stores, where wearable clothing is tossed out. Vultures, hyenas, and other animals that feed on carrion — dead animals — also scavenge.
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clean refuse from“Scavenge a street”
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type of:
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clean, make clean
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
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clean, make clean
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collect discarded or refused material“She scavenged the garbage cans for food”
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synonyms:
salvage
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type of:
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collect, garner, gather, pull together
assemble or get together
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collect, garner, gather, pull together
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remove unwanted substances from
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feed on carrion or refuse
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Vocabulary lists containing scavenge
Neel, a young Bengali boy, searches his island home to find a tiger cub and rescue it from a man who hopes to sell it on the black market.
Twelve-year old Lucy Everhart learns to overcome grief by studying sharks during a research project at Cape Cod.
This true story chronicles Theodore Roosevelt's 1913 expedition into the Amazon jungle with a team of men including his son Kermit and renowned Brazilian explorer Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon.
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