beetroot vs scour

beetroot

verb
  • To turn a bright red or purple colour. 

noun
  • A normally deep-red-coloured root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating; Synonym of beet. 

  • The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared. 

scour

verb
  • To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent. 

  • 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 move swiftly over; to brush along. 

  • To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water. 

noun
  • 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. 

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