Definition of scratch

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Scratch (v. t.) To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow..

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Claw :: Claw (n.) To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails..
Scratchbrush :: Scratchbrush (n.) A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.
Mark :: Mark (n.) A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark..
Itch :: Itch (v. i.) To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected..
Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and lightly, as a rake does..
Shab :: Shab (v. t.) To scratch; to rub.
Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.
Scratch :: Scratch (n.) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy..
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..
Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To fight and scratch.
Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch..
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..
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..
Mar :: Mar (n.) A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement..
Scrawl :: Scrawl (v. t.) To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a letter..
Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.
Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game..
Streak :: Streak (n.) The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character..
Rase :: Rase (n.) A scratching out, or erasure..
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