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1. (noun) abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

2. (noun) incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent
a depression scratched or carved into a surface

3. (noun) boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
informal terms for money

4. (noun) scratch
a competitor who has withdrawn from competition

5. (noun) start, starting line, scratch, scratch line
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

6. (noun) chicken feed, scratch
dry mash for poultry

7. (noun) scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching
a harsh noise made by scraping
"the scrape of violin bows distracted her"

8. (noun) scribble, scratch, scrawl, cacography
poor handwriting

9. (noun) scratch
(golf) a handicap of zero strokes
"a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course"

10. (verb) scratch, scrape, scar, mark
an indication of damage

11. (verb) rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
cause friction
"my sweater scratches"

12. (verb) scratch, scrape, scratch up
cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

13. (verb) rub, scratch, itch
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
"Don't scratch your insect bites!"

14. (verb) cancel, call off, scratch, scrub
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
"Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"

15. (verb) strike, scratch, expunge, excise
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
"Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

16. (verb) scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up
gather (money or other resources) together over time
"She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"

17. (verb) scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
"engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"

Definitions of 'Scratch'

Webster 1913 Dictionary

1. (adj) Scratch
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

2. (noun) Scratch
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

3. (noun) Scratch
a line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch

4. (noun) Scratch
minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy

5. (noun) Scratch
a kind of wig covering only a portion of the head

6. (noun) Scratch
a shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke

7. (verb) Scratch
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

8. (verb) Scratch
to write or draw hastily or awkwardly

9. (verb) Scratch
to cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; -- often with out

10. (verb) Scratch
to dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow

11. (verb) Scratch
to use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches

12. (verb) Scratch
to score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game

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