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Scratch
skratʃ
- score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object
"the car's paintwork was battered and scratched"
- make a long, narrow superficial wound in the skin of
"her arms were scratched by the thorns"
- rub (a part of one's body) with one's fingernails to relieve itching
"Jessica lifted her sunglasses and scratched her nose"
- 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"
- cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil
"the name of Dr McNab was scratched out and that of Dr Dunstaple substituted"
- withdraw (a competitor) from a competition
"Jolie's Halo was scratched from a minor stakes race at Monmouth Park"
- (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"
- play a record using the scratch technique
"he raps and scratches simultaneously to dazzling effect"
- a mark or wound made by scratching
"the scratches on her arm were throbbing"
- a slight or insignificant wound or injury
"it's nothing—just a scratch"
- 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
- 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"
- (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"
- money
"he was working to get some scratch together"
- assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality
"City were fielding a scratch squad"
- (of a sports competitor or event) with no handicap given
"he was a scratch player at many courses"