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scratch
(skr/&//tS/ )

adjective (a)

  • Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    abrasion, excoriation, scrape
    source: wordnet30
  • a depression scratched or carved into a surface(noun.shape)
    Synonym:
    dent, incision, prick, slit
    source: wordnet30
  • informal terms for money(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
    source: wordnet30
  • a competitor who has withdrawn from competition(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game(noun.location)
    Synonym:
    scratch line, start, starting line
    source: wordnet30
  • dry mash for poultry(noun.food)
    Synonym:
    chicken feed
    source: wordnet30
  • a harsh noise made by scraping(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    scrape, scraping, scratching
    source: wordnet30
  • poor handwriting(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    cacography, scrawl, scribble
    source: wordnet30
  • (golf) a handicap of zero strokes(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    A golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course.
    source: wordnet30
  • an indication of damage(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    mark, scar, scrape
    source: wordnet30
  • A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • In various sports, the line from which the start is made, except in the case of contestants receiving a distance handicap.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • cause friction(verb.contact)
    Example:
    My sweater scratches.
    Synonym:
    chafe, fray, fret, rub
    source: wordnet30
  • cut the surface of; wear away the surface of(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    scrape, scratch up
    source: wordnet30
  • scrape or rub as if to relieve itching(verb.perception)
    Example:
    Don't scratch your insect bites!.
    Synonym:
    itch, rub
    source: wordnet30
  • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled(verb.social)
    Example:
    Scratch that meeting--the chair is ill.
    Synonym:
    call off, cancel, scrub
    source: wordnet30
  • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Scratch that remark.
    Synonym:
    excise, expunge, strike
    source: wordnet30
  • gather (money or other resources) together over time(verb.contact)
    Example:
    They scratched a meager living.
    Synonym:
    come up, scrape, scrape up
    source: wordnet30
  • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree.
    Synonym:
    engrave, grave, inscribe
    source: wordnet30
  • To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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