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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
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4: a competitor who has withdrawn from competition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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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Scratch \Scratch\, v. i.
1. To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to
make scratches.
[1913 Webster]
Dull, tame things, . . . that will neither bite nor
scratch. --Dr. H. More.
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2. (Billiards) To score, not by skillful play but by some
fortunate chance of the game. [Cant, U. S.]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Scratch \Scratch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scratched; p. pr. & vb.
n. Scratching.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE.
scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n, G. kratzen, OD.
kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to
rake, to scratch, Dan. kradse to scratch, to scrape, Icel.
krota to engrave. Cf. Grate to rub.]
1. 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.
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Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch
glass. --Grew.
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Be mindful, when invention fails,
To scratch your head, and bite your nails. --Swift.
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2. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly. "Scratch out a
pamphlet." --Swift.
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3. 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.
[1913 Webster]
4. To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals
scratch holes, in which they burrow.
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To scratch a ticket, to cancel one or more names of
candidates on a party ballot; to refuse to vote the party
ticket in its entirety. [U. S.]
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Scratch \Scratch\, n.
1. 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.
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The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the
work. --Moxon.
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These nails with scratches deform my breast.
--Prior.
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God forbid a shallow scratch should drive
The prince of Wales from such a field as this.
--Shak.
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2. (Pugilistic Matches) 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. [Cant] --Grose.
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3. pl. (Far.) 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. --Law
(Farmer's Veter. Adviser).
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4. A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Billiards)
(a) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by
the player; a fluke. [Cant, U. S.]
(b) a shot which results in a penalty, such as dropping
the cue ball in a pocket without hitting another ball.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
6. In various sports, the line from which the start is made,
except in the case of contestants receiving a distance
handicap.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scratch cradle. See Cratch cradle, under Cratch.
Scratch grass (Bot.), a climbing knotweed (Polygonum
sagittatum) with a square stem beset with fine recurved
prickles along the angles.
Scratch wig. Same as Scratch, 4, above. --Thackeray.
start from scratch to start (again) from the very
beginning; also, to start without resources.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Scratch \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. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]
Scratch race, one without restrictions regarding the
entrance of competitors; also, one for which the
competitors are chosen by lot.
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6. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) |
scratch
1. [from scratchpad] adj. Describes a data structure or recording medium
attached to a machine for testing or temporary-use purposes; one that can
be scribbled on without loss. Usually in the combining forms scratch
memory, scratch register, scratch disk, scratch tape, scratch volume. See
also scratch monkey.
2. [primarily IBM, also Commodore] vt. To delete (as in a file).
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7. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) |
scratch
1. (From "scratchpad") Describes a data structure or recording
medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary-use
purposes; one that can be scribbled on without loss.
Usually in the combining forms "scratch memory", "scratch
register", "scratch disk", "scratch tape", "scratch volume".
See also scratch monkey.
2. (primarily IBM) To delete (as in a file).
[Jargon File]
(1994-12-15)
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Thesaurus Results for scratch:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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