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Meaning of 'scratch'
Meaning of 'scratch' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Scratch 
[ a.]
- 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. [ a.]2. Scratch [ n.]
- 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. [ n.]- 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.
- 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 kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
- A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.
3. Scratch [ v. i.]
- To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to
make scratches. [ v. i.]- To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
4. Scratch [ v. t.]
- 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. [ v. t.]- To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.
- 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.
- To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.
Meaning of 'scratch' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. scratch [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
Example in sentence:
- a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course
Meaning (2):
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- a harsh noise made by scraping
Example in sentence:
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
2. scratch [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
Example in sentence:
- Call off the engagement;
- cancel the dinner party;
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill;
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
Meaning (4):
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
Example in sentence:
- Don't scratch your insect bites!
Meaning (5):
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Example in sentence:
- engrave a pen;
- engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name;
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
Meaning (6):
- cause friction
- cause friction
Example in sentence:
- my sweater scratches
Meaning (7):
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Example in sentence:
- Please strike this remark from the record;
- scratch that remark
Meaning (8):
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
Example in sentence:
- She had scraped together enough money for college;
- they scratched a meager living
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