To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
The punctuation mark \.
Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
|passage= […] I was trying to find a web-site for which I had been given the following address: http://www.isop.ucla.edu/pacrim/pubs/korjournal.htm. […] I began to work backwards, removing first the last part of the address following the last backslash (/korjournal.htm).}}
To move swiftly over; to brush along.
To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
To search an area thoroughly.
To run with speed; to scurry.
To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.