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Definition of 'scratch'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) scratch
to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough.

2.  scratch
to remove with a scraping or tearing action.

3.  scratch
to rub or scrape slightly, as with the fingernails, to relieve itching.

4.  scratch
to rub or draw along a rough, grating surface.

5.  scratch
to strike out or cancel (something written) by or as if by drawing a line through it.

6.  scratch
to withdraw (an entry) from a race or contest.

7.  scratch
to strike out the name of (a candidate) on a party ticket, while predominantly supporting the ticket.

8.  scratch
to reject a particular candidate on (a party ticket).

9.  scratch
to write or draw by cutting into a surface.

10.  scratch
to manipulate (a phonograph record) back and forth under the stylus to produce rhythmic sounds.

11. (v.i.) scratch
to use the nails, claws, etc., for tearing, digging, etc.

12.  scratch
to relieve itching by rubbing with the nails, etc.

13.  scratch
to make a slight grating noise; scrape.

14.  scratch
to earn a living or get along with difficulty.

15.  scratch
to withdraw from a race or contest.

16.  scratch
(in certain card games) to make no score; earn no points.

17.  scratch
Billiards, Pool. to make a shot that results in a penalty, esp. to pocket the cue ball without hitting the object ball.

18. (n.) scratch
a slight injury, mar, or mark caused by scratching.

19.  scratch
a rough mark made by a pen, pencil, etc.; scrawl.

20.  scratch
the act of scratching.

21.  scratch
a slight grating sound produced by scratching.

22.  scratch
the starting place, starting time, or status of a competitor in a handicap who has no allowance and no penalty.

23.  scratch
Billiards, Pool.

24.  scratch
a shot resulting in a penalty.

25.  scratch
a fluke or lucky shot.

26.  scratch
(in certain card games) a score of zero; nothing.

27.  scratch
Slang.

28. (adj.) scratch
used for hasty writing, notes, etc.:
scratch paper.

29.  scratch
without any allowance, penalty, or handicap, as a competitor.

30.  scratch
gathered hastily and indiscriminately:
a scratch crew.

31.  scratch
from the very beginning or from nothing.

32.  scratch
using basic components or ingredients rather than prefabricated ones:
to bake a cake from scratch.

Definition of 'scratch'

Princeton's WordNet

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"

Definition of 'scratch'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) scratch
to push your nails back and forth across your skin
The boy scratched his mosquito bite.; a dog scratching behind his ear

2.  scratch
to injure or damage slightly with sth sharp
She scratched her leg on a thorn.; A rock scratched the car's paint.

3.  scratch
to make a mark with sth sharp
kids scratching their names into a tree

4.  scratch
to make an unpleasant dry sound
The old recording scratched and crackled.

5.  scratch
to cancel
The committee scratched the plans for a new baseball field.

6. (noun) scratch
a slight cut or mark made by sth sharp
a scratch on her face; a scratch in the table

Definition of 'scratch'

Webster 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

Definitions of 'scratch'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. scratch
1. [from scratchpad] adj. Describes a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary-use purposes; one that can be scribbled on without loss. Usually in the combining forms scratch memory, scratch register, scratch disk, scratch tape, scratch volume. See also scratch monkey.

2. [primarily IBM, also Commodore] vt. To delete (as in a file).

Translation of 'scratch'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.
Afrikaans: krap	Arabic: يَخْدِش	Bulgarian: одрасквам
Brazilian: arranhar	Czech: (po)škrábat (se)	German: zerkratzen
Danish: rive	Greek: γδέρνω, γρατσουνίζω	Spanish: arañar
Estonian: kriimustama	Farsi: حراشيدن؛چنگ زدن	Finnish: naarmuttaa
French: égratigner	Hebrew: לִשרוֹט	Hindi: खुरचना
Croatian: grepsti, ogrebati	Hungarian: megkarmol	Indonesian: mencakar
Icelandic: rispa, klóra, skráma	Italian: graffiare	Japanese: ひっかく
Korean: 할퀴다	Lithuanian: įbrėžti, įdrėksti	Latvian: []skrāpēt; ieskrāpēt
Malay: mencakar	Dutch: schrammen	Norwegian: klore, rispe, skrape
Polish: (po)drapać się, zadrasnąć	Persian: حراشيدن؛چنگ زدن	Pashto: ګروول، ګرول، چونګارى كول،
Portuguese: arranhar	Romanian: a zgâria	Russian: оцарапать(ся)
Slovak: (po)škrabať (sa)	Slovenian: opraskati	Serbian: ogrebati
Swedish: klösa, riva, rispa	Thai: ข่วน; ขีด	Turkish: tırmalamak, çizmek, sıyır
Taiwanese: 抓傷	Ukrainian: (роз)дряпати	Urdu: کھرچنا
Vietnamese: cào	Chinese: 抓破
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