scratch
Nouns
- (n) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off abrasion, excoriation, scrape,
- (n) a depression scratched or carved into a surface incision, dent, prick, slit,
- (n) informal terms for money boodle, clams, dinero, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, wampum, bread, cabbage, dough, loot, sugar,
- (n) a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- (n) a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game scratch line, starting line, start,
- (n) dry mash for poultry chicken feed,
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(n) a harsh noise made by scraping
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- (n) poor handwriting cacography, scrawl, scribble,
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(n) (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course
- (n) an indication of damage scar, scrape, mark,
Verbs
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(v) cause friction
- my sweater scratches
- (v) cut the surface of; wear away the surface of scratch up, scrape,
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(v) scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- Don't scratch your insect bites!
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(v) postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- Call off the engagement
- cancel the dinner party
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
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(v) remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
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(v) gather (money or other resources) together over time
- She had scraped together enough money for college
- they scratched a meager living
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(v) carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree