To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
Synonym of defilade (“to fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire”)
To act inappropriately towards or vandalize (something sacred or special); to desecrate, to profane.
To make (someone or something) morally impure or unclean; to corrupt, to tarnish.
To cause (something or someone) to become ritually unclean.
A narrow passage or way (originally (military), one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains.
A single file of soldiers; (by extension) any single file.
An act of marching in files or lines.
An act of defilading a fortress or other place, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior.
To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
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 clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
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.