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Scuff (verb)
To scrape the feet while walking.
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Scuff (verb)
To hit lightly, to brush against.
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Scuff (verb)
To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.
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Scuff (noun)
A mark left by scuffing or scraping.
“Someone left scuff marks in the sand.”
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Scratch (verb)
To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
“Could you please scratch my back?”
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Scratch (verb)
To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation.
“I don’t like that new scarf because it scratches my neck.”
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Scratch (verb)
To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
“A real diamond can easily scratch a pane of glass.”
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Scratch (verb)
To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
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Scratch (verb)
For a man, when kissing someone, to irritate the skin of that person with one’s unshaven beard.
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Scratch (verb)
To produce a distinctive sound on a scratching).
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Scratch (verb)
To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
“Embarrassingly, he scratched on the break, popping the cue completely off the table.”
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Scratch (verb)
To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
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Scratch (verb)
To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.
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Scratch (verb)
To dig or excavate with the claws.
“Some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.”
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Scratch (verb)
To dig or scrape (a person’s skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
“The cat scratched the little girl because she was playing with it too hard.”
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Scratch (noun)
A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
“I can’t believe there is a scratch in the paint already.”
“Her skin was covered with tiny scratches.”
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Scratch (noun)
An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
“The dog sat up and had a good scratch.”
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Scratch (noun)
Money.
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Scratch (noun)
A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
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Scratch (noun)
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.
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Scratch (noun)
A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
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Scratch (noun)
A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
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Scratch (adjective)
For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
“This is scratch paper, so go ahead and scribble whatever you want on it.”
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Scratch (adjective)
Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
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Scratch (adjective)
Relating to a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
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Scratch (adjective)
(of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
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Scratch (verb)
score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object
“he scratched at a stain on his jacket”
“the car’s paintwork was battered and scratched”
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Scratch (verb)
make a long, narrow superficial wound in the skin of
“her arms were scratched by the thorns”
“I scratched myself on the tree”
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Scratch (verb)
rub (a part of one’s body) with one’s fingernails to relieve itching
“Jessica lifted her sunglasses and scratched her nose”
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Scratch (verb)
make (a mark or hole) by scoring a surface with a sharp or pointed object
“I found two names scratched on one of the windowpanes”
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Scratch (verb)
write (something) hurriedly or awkwardly.
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Scratch (verb)
remove (something) from something else by pulling a sharp implement over it
“he scratched away the plaster”
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Scratch (verb)
make a rasping or grating noise by scraping something over a hard surface
“the dog scratched to be let in”
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Scratch (verb)
(of a bird or mammal, especially a chicken) rake the ground with the beak or claws in search of food
“the hens cannot do anything that comes naturally to them, such as scratch around”
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Scratch (verb)
search for (someone or something that is hard to locate or find)
“he’s still scratching around for a woman to share his life”
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Scratch (verb)
accomplish (something) with great effort or difficulty
“Tabitha wondered how long the woman had been scratching a living on the waterways”
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Scratch (verb)
make a living with difficulty
“many architects now scratch along doing loft conversions”
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Scratch (verb)
cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil
“the name of Dr McNab was scratched out and that of Dr Dunstaple substituted”
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Scratch (verb)
withdraw (a competitor) from a competition
“Jolie’s Halo was scratched from a minor stakes race at Monmouth Park”
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Scratch (verb)
(of a competitor) withdraw from a competition
“due to a knee injury she was forced to scratch from the race”
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Scratch (verb)
cancel or abandon (an undertaking or project)
“banks seem prepared to scratch stabilization charges”
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Scratch (verb)
play a record using the scratch technique.
“he raps and scratches simultaneously to dazzling effect”
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Scratch (noun)
a mark or wound made by scratching
“the scratches on her arm were throbbing”
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Scratch (noun)
a slight or insignificant wound or injury
“it’s nothing—just a scratch”
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Scratch (noun)
an act or spell of scratching oneself to relieve itching
“he gave his scalp a good scratch”
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Scratch (noun)
a rasping or grating noise produced by something rubbing against a hard surface
“the scratch of a match lighting a cigarette”
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Scratch (noun)
a rough hiss, caused by the friction of the stylus in the groove, heard when a record is played.
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Scratch (noun)
a technique, used especially in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forwards to give a rhythmic scratching effect
“a scratch mix”
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Scratch (noun)
(in sport) the starting point in a race for a competitor that is not given a handicap or advantage
“a 631-metres handicap, when the excellent stayer, Too Fast, will be off scratch”
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Scratch (noun)
a handicap of zero, indicating that a player is good enough to achieve par on a course
“he plays off scratch in University golf”
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Scratch (noun)
money
“he was working to get some scratch together”
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Scratch (adjective)
assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality
“City were fielding a scratch squad”
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Scratch (adjective)
(of a sports competitor or event) with no handicap given
“he was a scratch player at many courses”