scratch
scratch/skraCH/
verb
- score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object."the car's paintwork was battered and scratched"synonyms: score, abrade, scrape, roughen, scuff (up), lacerate, groove, gash, engrave, incise, gouge
- cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil."the name of Dr. McNab was scratched out and that of Dr. Daniels substituted"synonyms: cross out, strike out, score out, delete, erase, remove, strike off, eliminate, cancel, expunge, obliterate
- play a record using the scratch technique."he raps and scratches simultaneously to dazzling effect"
noun
- a mark or wound made by scratching."the scratches on her arm were throbbing"synonyms: score, mark, line, abrasion, scrape, scuff, laceration, groove, gash, gouge
- a technique, used especially in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forth to give a rhythmic scratching effect."a scratch mix"
- the starting point in a handicap for a competitor receiving no odds."a 631-meters handicap, when the excellent stayer, Too Fast, will be off scratch"
- money."he was working to get some scratch together"
adjective
- assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality."at least two vessels set sail with scratch crews"
- (of a sports competitor or event) with no handicap given."he was a scratch player at many courses"
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1. to scrape or dig with the claws or nails 2. to rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or jagged 3. a : to scrape or rub lightly (as to ...
SCRATCH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
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to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough: We scratched the wall trying to get the bed into Martha's room.
verb (used with object). to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
scratch in American English · 1. to mark, break, or cut the surface of slightly with something pointed or sharp · 2. to tear or dig with the nails or claws · 3.
A scratch is marking or marring a surface with something sharp, such as a nail against metal or fingernails across skin.
SCRATCH meaning: 1 : to rub your skin with something sharp (such as your fingernails) especially in order to stop an itch sometimes used figuratively; ...
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definition 1: a mark or slight injury caused by rubbing against something sharp. I have scratches on my arm from playing with the cat. synonyms: · graze, nick, ...
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1. To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument. 2. To use the nails or claws to dig or scrape at. 3. To rub or scrape (the skin) ...
Scratch definition: To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument.
SCRATCH | definition in the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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scratch verb (HURT/DAMAGE). B2. to make a slight cut or long, thin mark with a sharp object: The surface was all scratched. I scratched myself on the roses.
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