Definitions
1.verbTo collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material
2.verbTo remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities
3.verbTo expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle
4.verbTo feed on carrion or refuse
5.nounThe act of searching through refuse for useful material."Our scavengings at the rubbish dump often yielded items of value."
6.adjectiveThat eats carrion