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To make a long, narrow superficial wound or mark on a surface, especially skin
“He has to wear tights on his legs and long sleeves on his arms on a hot Missouri day so he doesn't scratch himself.”
To scrape or wear away by friction
“I washed my car with the rough side of a Scotch-Brite scrub. I didn't realize it would scratch my car so badly!”
To tear or dig with the nails or claws
“The bizarre walking brain was making a feeble attempt to scratch at him with its claws but with no effect on the heavy armor.”
To cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil
“He decided to scratched the notes he had made and began to write new ones.”
To draw or scribble (something), especially aimlessly
“I plan to scratch up some notes and update the documents with them soon.”
To decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place
“Under substantial pressure from her fan base, DiFranco decided to scratch the event altogether.”
To withdraw (someone) from a competition or group
“The team will scratch him from the lineup and allow him time to recover from his injury.”
To cause damage to
To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language
To make rough or coarse
To cause pain or injury to
To give an appearance of age to, especially a new object
To obtain with difficulty or effort, especially one's livelihood
To withdraw from something one has agreed to do
To be the site of or cause an itch
To stroke or touch, especially in a manner that causes laughter and twitching
A mark made by scratching
“The sliding was stopped when a scratch was observed visually on the disk surface.”
A slight or insignificant wound
“He sustained a scratch or two from the fall but was otherwise unharmed.”
A harsh and grating noise or sound
“my senses were tuned into the scratch of metal in the doorjamb, and then the click as the lock was undone.”
(slang, rare) Money or currency
“He and Bruce cooked up a script together, and Bruce flew home to raise the scratch.”
A long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material
A mark, typically from physical trauma or damage
A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands
Nothing or zero in amount, quantity or degree
A number of sheets of blank paper fastened together at one edge
A print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface
Put together at short notice
“A scratch company of two innocuous youths and a pacified veteran was therefore what now offered itself to Mrs. Stringham.”
Unimportant or insignificant in nature
Created and performed spontaneously or without preparation
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