ALL meanings of scavenging
scav·enge
S s - verb with object scavenging to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material. 1
- verb with object scavenging to cleanse of filth, as a street. 1
- verb with object scavenging to expel burnt gases from (the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine). 1
- verb with object scavenging Metallurgy. to purify (molten metal) by introducing a substance that will combine chemically with impurities. 1
- verb without object scavenging to act as a scavenger. 1
- verb without object scavenging (of an engine or cylinder) to become scavenged of burnt gases. 1
- verb without object scavenging to search, especially for food. 1
- noun scavenging the act of searching for things among discarded material 0
- noun scavenging Scavenging is the removal of exhaust gases from an engine cylinder. 0