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   scratch

   /skratʃ/

   verb

   • 1. score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object: "the car's paintwork was battered and scratched" Similar scoreabradescraperoughenscuff (up)lacerategroovegashengraveincisegouge
   • ▪ make a long, narrow superficial wound in the skin of: "her arms were scratched by the thorns" Similar grazescrapeabraderaspskinrub rawcutlaceratebarkchafestripflaywoundtechnical:excoriate
   • ▪ rub (a part of one's body) with one's fingernails to relieve itching: "Jessica lifted her sunglasses and scratched her nose" Similar rubclaw (at)scrapetear at
   • ▪ make (a mark or hole) by scoring a surface with a sharp or pointed object: "I found two names scratched on one of the windowpanes"
   • ▪ write (something) hurriedly or awkwardly.
   • ▪ remove (something) from something else by pulling a sharp implement over it: "he scratched away the plaster"
   • ▪ make a rasping or grating noise by scraping something over a hard surface: "the dog scratched to be let in"
   • ▪ (of a bird or mammal, especially a chicken) rake the ground with the beak or claws in search of food: "the hens cannot do anything that comes naturally to them, such as scratch around"
   • ▪ search for (someone or something that is hard to locate or find): "he's still scratching around for a woman to share his life"
   • ▪ accomplish (something) with great effort or difficulty: "Tabitha wondered how long the woman had been scratching a living on the waterways"
   • ▪ make a living with difficulty: "many architects now scratch along doing loft conversions"
   • 2. cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil: "the name of Dr McNab was scratched out and that of Dr Dunstaple substituted" Similar cross outstrike outscore outdeleteeraseremovestrike offeliminatecancelexpungeobliterate
   • ▪ withdraw (a competitor) from a competition: "Jolie's Halo was scratched from a minor stakes race at Monmouth Park" Similar withdrawpull out (of)back out (of)bow out (of)stand downgive upleavequit
   • ▪ (of a competitor) withdraw from a competition: "due to a knee injury she was forced to scratch from the race"
   • ▪ cancel or abandon (an undertaking or project): "banks seem prepared to scratch stabilization charges"
   • 3. play a record using the scratch technique. "he raps and scratches simultaneously to dazzling effect"

   noun

   • 1. a mark or wound made by scratching: "the scratches on her arm were throbbing" Similar scoremarklineabrasionscrapescufflacerationgroovegashgouge
   • ▪ a slight or insignificant wound or injury: informal "it's nothing—just a scratch" Similar grazescrapeabrasioncutlacerationwound
   • ▪ an act or spell of scratching oneself to relieve itching: "he gave his scalp a good scratch"
   • ▪ a rasping or grating noise produced by something rubbing against a hard surface: "the scratch of a match lighting a cigarette"
   • ▪ a rough hiss, caused by the friction of the stylus in the groove, heard when a record is played.
   • 2. a technique, used especially in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forwards to give a rhythmic scratching effect: "a scratch mix"
   • 3. (in sport) the starting point in a race for a competitor that is not given a handicap or advantage: "a 631-metres handicap, when the excellent stayer, Too Fast, will be off scratch"
   • ▪ a handicap of zero, indicating that a player is good enough to achieve par on a course: "he plays off scratch in University golf"
   • 4. money: informal "he was working to get some scratch together"

   adjective

   • 1. assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality: "City were fielding a scratch squad"
   • 2. (of a sports competitor or event) with no handicap given: "he was a scratch player at many courses"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably a blend of the synonymous dialect words scrat and cratch, both of uncertain origin; compare with Middle Low German kratsen and Old High German krazzōn.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scratcher noun

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   14 hours ago · Think of the near-euphoric feeling that comes with scratching an itch, but remember it’s mental rather than physical. The curiosity and wonder that can lead up to that scratching sensation can ...

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   4 days ago · Basic+ Word of the Day: scratch. They scratched their initials into the bench. Scratch means ‘to scrape with the fingernails to relieve itching.’. William scratched my back because I couldn't reach the area that itched. Scratch also means ‘to draw on a rough, grating surface.’. The lovers scratched their initials on the tree.

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   2 days ago · The meaning of SCRATCH SOMEONE'S BACK is to do something that helps someone else but that is often difficult to do or wrong and with the expectation of help in return —usually used in the phrase You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours..

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   5 days ago · This thick material makes the suitcases more durable and increases their resistance to impact and scratches. It also makes polycarbonate bags much more expensive than their counterparts’ polypropylene bags. On the other hand, polypropylene luggage is more lightweight and affordable as compared to polycarbonate suitcases ...

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   4 days ago · The meaning of SCRATCH A LIVING is to earn barely enough money to live. How to use scratch a living in a sentence.

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   2 days ago · Satan. Satan, [a] also known as the Devil [b] and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an entity in Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood. In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the yetzer hara, or "evil inclination".

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   2 days ago · The word raccoon was adopted into English from the native Powhatan term meaning 'animal that scratches with its hands', as used in the Colony of Virginia. It was recorded on John Smith's list of Powhatan words as aroughcun, and on that of William Strachey as arathkone.