intransitive verb. To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument.

intransitive verb. To use the nails or claws to dig or scrape at.

intransitive verb. To rub or scrape (the skin) to relieve itching.

intransitive verb. To scrape or strike on an abrasive surface.

intransitive verb. To write or draw (something) by scraping a surface.

intransitive verb. To write or draw hurriedly.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To strike out or cancel (a word, for example) by or as if by drawing lines through.

intransitive verb. To cancel (a project or program, for example).

intransitive verb. To withdraw (an entry) from a contest.

intransitive verb. To use the nails or claws to dig, scrape, or wound.

intransitive verb. To rub or scrape the skin to relieve itching.

intransitive verb. To make a harsh scraping sound.

intransitive verb. To gather funds or produce a living with difficulty.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To withdraw from a contest.

intransitive verb. To make a shot in billiards that results in a penalty, as when the cue ball falls into a pocket or jumps the cushion.

noun. undefined

noun. A mark resembling a line that is produced by scratching.

noun. A slight wound.

noun. A hasty scribble.

noun. A sound made by scratching.

noun. undefined

noun. The starting line for a race.

noun. A contestant who has been withdrawn from a competition.

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noun. The act of scratching in billiards.

noun. A fluke or chance shot in billiards.

noun. Poultry feed.

noun. Money.

adjective. Done haphazardly or by chance.

adjective. Assembled hastily or at random.

adjective. Having no golf handicap.

idiom. (from scratch) From the very beginning.

idiom. (scratch the surface) To investigate or treat something in superficial or preliminary fashion.

idiom. (up to scratch) Meeting the requirements.

idiom. (up to scratch) In fit condition.

To mark or wound slightly on the surface by the scraping or tearing action of something rough, sharp, or pointed.

To rub or scrape, as with the finger-nails or with a scratcher, but without wounding or marking, as for the purpose of relieving itching or irritation.

To write or draw hurriedly or awkwardly; scribble.

To dig, scrape, or excavate with the claws: as, some animals scratch holes in which they burrow.

To erase or blot out; obliterate; expunge.

Specifically

In horse-racing, to erase, as the name of a horse, from the list of starters.

In United States politics, to erase (the name of a candidate on a printed ballot) by drawing a line through it; hence, to reject (a candidate).

Synonyms Chafe, Abrade, etc. See scrape.

To use the nails, claws, or the like for tearing the surface, or for digging, as a hen.

To relieve cutaneous irritation by the scraping action of the nails or claws or of a scratcher.

In United States politics, to expunge or delete a name on a voting-paper or ballot; reject one or more candidates on a regular party ticket, by canceling their names before casting the ballot.

In billiards, to make a scratch or fluke.

"Later he was roused by a "_Scratch, scratch, scratch_" close to him."

at scratch  fight  glacial soratches  grate  scratch division  

from scratch  scratch an itch  scratch monkey  scratch one's head  scratch the surface  

adjoin  blemish  cancel  challenger  competition  

Rach  Thatch  Vlach  attach  batch  

bruise  bump  burn  click  cough  

ablation  abort  abrade  abrasion  abrasive  

scratched  scratches  scratching