Definition of scratch

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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..

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Scratched :: Scratched (imp. & p. p.) of Scratc.
Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.
Mar :: Mar (n.) A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement..
Rase :: Rase (n.) A scratching out, or erasure..
Graze :: Graze (n.) A light touch; a slight scratch.
Scratch :: Scratch (v. t.) To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow..
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..
Score :: Score (n.) To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of New England and the Western States were scored in the drift epoch..
Scratching :: Scratching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scratc.
Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..
Claw :: Claw (n.) To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court..
Scratchwork :: Scratchwork (n.) See Scratch coat.
Mark :: Mark (v. t.) To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor..
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..
Bescratch :: Bescratch (v. t.) To tear with the nails; to cover with scratches.
Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
Ripple :: Ripple (v. t.) Hence, to scratch or tear..
Scratchweed :: Scratchweed (n.) Cleavers.
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..
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