esculcar — meaning in English

English meaning

• pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
• scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
• search verb To look carefully in order to find someone or something.
• trawl noun A large net dragged behind a boat to catch fish.

Senses

esculcar is used for these senses in English:

• scour (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
• trawl (intransitive) To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.

pick — full definition

1. verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
2. verb To gather or harvest, especially fruit, by pulling it from where it grows.
3. verb To pull at something repeatedly, often with the fingers.
4. verb To open a lock without the proper key, using a thin tool.
5. noun A pointed tool used for digging or breaking up hard ground; a pickaxe.

scour — full definition

1. verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
2. verb To search an area or source thoroughly for something.
3. noun A channel or hollow cut into the ground by fast-moving water.

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