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- 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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