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scratch

(skr/&//tS/ )

adjective (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.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off(noun.state)

Synonym:
abrasion, excoriation, scrape

source: wordnet30
a depression scratched or carved into a surface(noun.shape)

Synonym:
dent, incision, prick, slit

source: wordnet30
informal terms for money(noun.possession)

Synonym:
boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum

source: wordnet30
a competitor who has withdrawn from competition(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game(noun.location)

Synonym:
scratch line, start, starting line

source: wordnet30
dry mash for poultry(noun.food)

Synonym:
chicken feed

source: wordnet30
a harsh noise made by scraping(noun.event)

Synonym:
scrape, scraping, scratching

source: wordnet30
poor handwriting(noun.communication)

Synonym:
cacography, scrawl, scribble

source: wordnet30
(golf) a handicap of zero strokes(noun.attribute)

Example:
A golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course.

source: wordnet30
an indication of damage(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
mark, scar, scrape

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
In various sports, the line from which the start is made, except in the case of contestants receiving a distance handicap.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

cause friction(verb.contact)

Example:
My sweater scratches.

Synonym:
chafe, fray, fret, rub

source: wordnet30
cut the surface of; wear away the surface of(verb.contact)

Synonym:
scrape, scratch up

source: wordnet30
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching(verb.perception)

Example:
Don't scratch your insect bites!.

Synonym:
itch, rub

source: wordnet30
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled(verb.social)

Example:
Scratch that meeting--the chair is ill.

Synonym:
call off, cancel, scrub

source: wordnet30
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line(verb.contact)

Example:
Scratch that remark.

Synonym:
excise, expunge, strike

source: wordnet30
gather (money or other resources) together over time(verb.contact)

Example:
They scratched a meager living.

Synonym:
come up, scrape, scrape up

source: wordnet30
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface(verb.contact)

Example:
The lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree.

Synonym:
engrave, grave, inscribe

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.(verb)

source: webster1913

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