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Meaning of scratch
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scratch
n 1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn:
{abrasion}, {scratch}, {scrape}, {excoriation}]
2: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn:
{incision}, {scratch}, {prick}, {slit}, {dent}]
3: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage},
{clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce},
{lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch},
{shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]
4: a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
5: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a
game [syn: {start}, {starting line}, {scratch}, {scratch
line}]
6: dry mash for poultry [syn: {chicken feed}, {scratch}]
7: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows
distracted her" [syn: {scrape}, {scraping}, {scratch},
{scratching}]
8: poor handwriting [syn: {scribble}, {scratch}, {scrawl},
{cacography}]
9: (golf) a handicap of zero strokes; "a golfer who plays at
scratch should be able to achieve par on a course"
10: an indication of damage [syn: {scratch}, {scrape}, {scar},
{mark}]
v 1: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {rub}, {fray},
{fret}, {chafe}, {scratch}]
2: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of [syn: {scratch},
{scrape}, {scratch up}]
3: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your
insect bites!" [syn: {rub}, {scratch}, {itch}]
4: 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" [syn: {cancel}, {call off}, {scratch}, {scrub}]
5: remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line;
"Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that
remark" [syn: {strike}, {scratch}, {expunge}, {excise}]
6: gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She
had scraped together enough money for college"; "they
scratched a meager living" [syn: {scrape}, {scrape up},
{scratch}, {come up}]
7: 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" [syn:
{scratch}, {engrave}, {grave}, {inscribe}]
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