Definition of scratch

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Scratch (v. t.) To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like..

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Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision..
Scratching :: Scratching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scratc.
Pen :: Pen (n.) An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving..
Itch :: Itch (v. i.) To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected..
Claw :: Claw (v. i.) To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw..
Graze :: Graze (n.) A light touch; a slight scratch.
Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To fight and scratch.
Scarify :: Scarify (v. t.) To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein..
Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and lightly, as a rake does..
Scratchwork :: Scratchwork (n.) See Scratch coat.
Yuck :: Yuck (v. t.) To scratch.
Score :: Score (v. t.) To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash..
Shab :: Shab (v. t.) To scratch; to rub.
Scratch :: Scratch (a.) Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards..
Hardness :: Hardness (n.) The cohesion of the particles on the surface of a body, determined by its capacity to scratch another, or be itself scratched;-measured among minerals on a scale of which diamond and talc form the extremes..
Scratch :: Scratch (v. t.) To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like..
Sgraffito :: Sgraffito (a.) Scratched; -- said of decorative painting of a certain style, in which a white overland surface is cut or scratched through, so as to form the design from a dark ground underneath..
Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.
Scratchweed :: Scratchweed (n.) Cleavers.
Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game..
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