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scavs

scavs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scav.

Meaning of scav

Verb

scav (third-person singular simple present scavs, present participle scavving, simple past and past participle scavved)

  1. (UK, transitive) To scavenge; to steal.
    • Scavving the whole city isn't the way to find it. It's too slow! Don't you see? You have to think to work out where it is.2011, Philip Webb, Six Days, page 36

Questions about scavs

What is scavs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Scavs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scav.

Words near scavs in the dictionary

  1. scavilones
  2. Scavo
  3. Scavone
  4. Scavones
  5. Scavos
  6. scavs
  7. scavved
  8. scavvies
  9. scavving
  10. scavvy
  11. scaw

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