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Meaning
Verb
●
To
rub
a
surface
with
a sharp
object
, especially by a
living
creature
to
remove
itching
with
nails
,
claws
, etc.
●
To
rub
the
skin
with
rough
material
causing
a
sensation
of
irritation
; to cause itching.
To
irritate
someone's
skin
with
one's
unshaven
beard
when kissing.
●
To
mark
a
surface
with
a sharp
object
, thereby
leaving
a
scratch
(noun).
●
to get such scratches
●
To
cross out
,
strike out
,
strike through
some
text
on a page.
Hence, to
remove
,
ignore
, or delete.
●
In Music:
To
produce
a
distinctive
sound
on a
turntable
by
moving
a
vinyl record
back and forth
while
manipulating
the
crossfader
(
see also
scratching).
●
In Billiards:
To
commit
a
foul
in
pool
, as where the
cue ball
is
put
into a
pocket
or
jumps off
the table.
●
In American English & Billiards:
To
score
, not by
skillful
play
but by some
fortunate
chance
of the game.
●
To
write
or
draw
hastily
or
awkwardly
; scrawl.
●
To
dig
or
excavate
with the claws.
●
To
dig
or
scrape
(a person's
skin
) with
claws
or
fingernails
in
self-defense
or with the
intention
to injure.
●
In Athletics & Swimming:
To
announce
one's
non-participation
in a
race
or
sports
event
part of a
larger
sports
meeting
that they were
previously
signed up
for, usually
in lieu of
another
event
at the same
meeting
.
Noun
●
A
disruption
,
mark
or
shallow
cut
on a
surface
made by scratching.
●
An
act
of
scratching
the
skin
to
alleviate
an
itch
or irritation.
●
In Sports:
A
starting
line
(originally and
simply
, a
line
scratched
in the ground
),
as in
boxing.
●
In Sports:
A
technical
error
of
touching
or
surpassing
the
starting
mark
prior to
the
official
start
signal
in the
sporting
events
of
long jump
,
discus
,
hammer throw
,
shot put
, and
similar
. Originally the
starting
mark
was a
scratch
on the ground
but is now
a board
or
precisely
indicated
mark
.
●
In Cycling & Sports:
The last
riders
to
depart
in a
handicap
race.
●
In Billiards & Sports:
An aberration.
A
foul
in
pool
, as where the
cue ball
is
put
into a
pocket
or
jumps off
the table.
●
In American English, Billiards & Sports:
An aberration.
A
shot
which
scores
by chance
and not as
intended
by the
player
; a fluke.
●
In Horse racing & Sports:
A
horse
withdrawn
from a
race
prior to
the start.
●
An injury.
●
Money.
●
A
feed
, usually a
mixture
of
a few
common
grains
,
given to
chickens.
●
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.
●
A
scratch
wig.
●
In Music:
A
genre
of Virgin Islander
music
, better known as fungi.
●
Scrawled or
illegible
handwriting
;
chicken
scratch.
Adj
●
For or
consisting of
preliminary
or
tentative
,
incomplete
, etc. work.
●
Hastily
assembled
,
arranged
or
constructed
, from whatever
materials
are
to hand
, with little or no preparation
●
In Computing:
Relating to a
scratchpad
, a
data
structure or
recording
medium
attached
to a
machine
for
testing
or
temporary
use.
●
In Sports:
(of a
player
) Of a
standard
high enough to
play
without a
handicap
, i.e. to
compete
without the
benefit
of a
variation
in
scoring
based on ability.
Name
●
A
free
educational
visual programming language
developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab.
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Scrattle
Fungi
Quelbe
Money
Scrape
Related
Bite
Tear
Lick
Rub
Puncture
Wipe
Scuff
Smudge
Peel
Bruise
Knock
Brush
Touch
Stain
Bump
Chop
Nail
Shake
Tickle
Wash
Crack
Chew
Pluck
Poke
Grind
Slip
Rip
Cut
Paint
Scar
Polish
Snap
Break
Chip
Clean
Rust
Scrub
Blister
Crush
Snag
Wear
Blow
Pinch
Lift
Grip
Dust
Slide
Splash
Rinse
Coat
Pull
Shave
Dirt
Melt
Nicks
Seal
Burn
Glass
Etch
Tip
Suck
Wound
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Rhymes
Tach
Bach
Latch
Batch
Match
Brach
Patch
Catch
Hatch
Natch
Flatch
Thatch
Attach
Detach
Statch
Snatch
Rematch
Scratch
Dispatch
Despatch
Mismatch
Outmatch
Bandersnatch
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