scratch

/skrætʃ/
Noun
  1. an indication of damage
  2. (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
    • a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course
  3. poor handwriting
  4. a harsh noise made by scraping
    • the scrape of violin bows distracted her
  5. dry mash for poultry
  6. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
  7. a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
  8. informal terms for money
  9. a depression scratched or carved into a surface
  10. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Verb
  1. 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
  2. gather (money or other resources) together over time
    • She had scraped together enough money for college
    • they scratched a meager living
  3. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    • Please strike this remark from the record
    • scratch that remark
  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
  5. scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
    • Don't scratch your insect bites!
  6. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
  7. cause friction
    • my sweater scratches

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The cat scratches the wooden leg of the table.