[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

scavenge \scav"enge\, v. t.
   to cleanse, as streets, from filth. --c. kingsley.
   1913 webster

   2. to salvage usable items or material from discarded or
      waste material.
      pjc

   3. to remove burned gases from the cylinder after a working
      stroke.
      webster 1913 suppl.

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

scavenge \scav"enge\, v. i. internal-combustion engines
   to remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working
   stroke; as, this engine does not scavenge well.
   webster 1913 suppl.

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

scavenge
     v 1: clean refuse from; "scavenge a street"
     2: collect discarded or refused material; "she scavenged the
        garbage cans for food" syn: salvage
     3: feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge"
     4: remove unwanted substances from syn: clean
see also:
salvage clean 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

29 moby thesaurus words for "scavenge":
   bleach, bowdlerize, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse, clear out,
   delouse, depurate, deterge, dry-clean, dust, dust off, expurgate,
   freshen, lustrate, purge, purify, reform, spruce, steam-clean,
   sweep out, sweeten, tidy, whiten, wipe, wipe off, wipe out,
   wipe up

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