Scratch Meaning

There are 17 meaning(s) for word Scratch

Meaning 1 : a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

    Synonyms : scratch line,  start,  starting line
Meaning 2 : a depression scratched or carved into a surface

    Synonyms : dent,  incision,  prick,  slit
Meaning 3 : informal terms for money

    Synonyms : boodle,  bread,  cabbage,  clams,  dinero,  dough,  gelt,  kale,  lettuce,  lolly,  loot,  lucre,  moolah,  pelf,  shekels,  simoleons,  sugar,  wampum
Meaning 4 : cause friction

    Example : my sweater scratches

    Synonyms : chafe,  fray,  fret,  rub
Meaning 5 : an indication of damage

    Synonyms : mark,  scar,  scrape
Meaning 6 : carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

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

    Synonyms : engrave,  grave,  inscribe
Meaning 7 : dry mash for poultry

    Synonyms : chicken feed
Meaning 8 : remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

    Example : scratch that remark

    Synonyms : excise,  expunge,  strike
Meaning 9 : a harsh noise made by scraping

    Synonyms : scrape,  scraping,  scratching
Meaning 10 : an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

    Synonyms : abrasion,  excoriation,  scrape
Meaning 11 : scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

    Example : Don't scratch your insect bites!

    Synonyms : itch,  rub
Meaning 12 : gather (money or other resources) together over time

    Example : they scratched a meager living

    Synonyms : come up,  scrape,  scrape up
Meaning 13 : postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

    Example : scratch that meeting--the chair is ill

    Synonyms : call off,  cancel,  scrub
Meaning 14 : poor handwriting

    Synonyms : cacography,  scrawl,  scribble
Meaning 15 : cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

    Synonyms : scrape,  scratch up
Meaning 16 : a competitor who has withdrawn from competition

Meaning 17 : (golf) a handicap of zero strokes

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

How to Pronounce Scratch

  • skræʧ


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