Translations for „scour off“ in the English » German Dictionary

scour away, scour off VB trans [or off]

1. scour away (remove):

to scour sth ⇆ away

etw wegscheuern [o. abscheuern]

to scour away stains

Flecken entfernen

2. scour away (erode):

to scour sth ⇆ away

etw erodieren

to scour sth ⇆ away water

etw auswaschen

to scour sth ⇆ away wind

etw abtragen

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English

Like living loofahs, they squirmed furiously to scour off anything dead.

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