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- [skrach]
- /skrætʃ/
- /skrætʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skrach]
- /skrætʃ/
Definitions of scratch word
- verb with object scratch to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail. 1
- verb with object scratch to dig, scrape, or tear (something) out or off with or as if with the nails, claws, etc.: to scratch the burs off one's coat. 1
- verb with object scratch to rub or scrape slightly, as with the fingernails, to relieve itching. 1
- verb with object scratch to rub or draw along a rough, grating surface: to scratch a match on the sidewalk. 1
- verb with object scratch to erase, cancel, strike out, or eliminate (a name, something written, etc.) by or as if by drawing a line through it (often followed by out): Scratch out the third name on the list. 1
- verb with object scratch to withdraw (an entry) from a race or competition. 1
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Origin of scratch
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English scracche (v.), blend of Middle English scratte to scratch, and cracche to scratch; cognate with Middle Dutch cratsen
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Parts of speech for Scratch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scratch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scratch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scratch
verb scratch
- abort — If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive.
- adios — goodbye; farewell
- apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- back out — If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.
noun scratch
- abrasion — An abrasion is an area on a person's body where the skin has been scraped.
- banknote — Banknotes are pieces of paper money.
- big noise — Someone who is a big noise has an important position in a group or organization.
- billings — Josh (dʒɑʃ ) ; jäsh) (pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw) 1818-85; U.S. humorist
- black and blue — discolored, as by bruising; exhibiting ecchymosis: a black-and-blue mark on my knee.
adj scratch
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
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