scratch meaning
UK /skrætʃ/ US /skrætʃ/ 1 syllable
scratch (verb): cause friction.
scratch has 17 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.
scratch as a verb
- cause friction
- my sweater scratches
Synonyms: rub, fray, fret, chafe
Type of: touch
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Synonyms: scrape, scratch up
Type of: incise
Related forms: scratcher
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- Don't scratch your insect bites!
Type of: irritate
Related forms: scratcher
- 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
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
Synonyms: strike, expunge, excise
Type of: delete
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
- She had scraped together enough money for college
- they scratched a meager living
Synonyms: scrape, scrape up, come up
Type of: roll up
Kinds: nickel-and-dime
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
Synonyms: engrave, grave, inscribe
Type of: carve
Kinds: character
scratch as a noun
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Synonyms: abrasion, scrape, excoriation
Type of: wound
Related forms: scratchy
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
Synonyms: incision, prick, slit, dent
Type of: depression
Kinds: score
- informal terms for money
Synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
Type of: money
- a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
Type of: rival
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
Synonyms: start, starting line, scratch line
Type of: line
- dry mash for poultry
Synonyms: chicken feed
Type of: mash
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
Synonyms: scrape, scraping, scratching
Type of: noise
Related forms: scratchy
- poor handwriting
Synonyms: scribble, scrawl, cacography
Type of: handwriting
Kinds: chicken scratch, squiggle
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course
Type of: handicap
- an indication of damage
Type of: blemish
How to pronounce scratch
scratch is pronounced /skrætʃ/ in British English and /skrætʃ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with scratch
Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in CH · 7-letter words
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