SCRATCH

• (noun) an indication of damage

  synonyms : mark , scar , scrape

• (noun) (golf) a handicap of zero strokes

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

• (noun) poor handwriting

  synonyms : cacography , scrawl , scribble

• (noun) a harsh noise made by scraping

  "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"

  synonyms : scrape , scraping , scratching

• (noun) dry mash for poultry

  synonyms : chicken feed

• (noun) a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

  synonyms : scratch line , start , starting line

• (noun) a competitor who has withdrawn from competition

• (noun) informal terms for money

  synonyms : boodle , bread , cabbage , clams , dinero , dough , gelt , kale , lettuce , lolly , loot , lucre , moolah , pelf , shekels , simoleons , sugar , wampum

  foreign coins are not acceptable lucre in most vending machines in this country -added by nithi

• (noun) a depression scratched or carved into a surface

  synonyms : dent , incision , prick , slit

• (noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

  synonyms : abrasion , excoriation , scrape

• (verb) cause friction

  "my sweater scratches"

  synonyms : chafe , fray , fret , rub

• (verb) cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

  synonyms : scrape , scratch up

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : engrave , grave , inscribe

• (verb) gather (money or other resources) together over time

  "She had scraped together enough money for college", "they scratched a meager living"

  synonyms : come up , scrape , scrape up

• (verb) remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

  "Please strike this remark from the record", "scratch that remark"

  synonyms : excise , expunge , strike

  time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here -added by nithi

• (verb) scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

  "Don't scratch your insect bites!"

  synonyms : itch , rub

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : call off , cancel , scrub

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