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scratcher
scratch S0165600 (skrăch)v. scratched, scratch·ing, scratch·es v.tr.1. To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument.2. To use the nails or claws to dig or scrape at.3. To rub or scrape (the skin) to relieve itching.4. To scrape or strike on an abrasive surface.5. To write or draw (something) by scraping a surface: scratched their initials on a rock.6. To write or draw hurriedly: scratched off a thank-you note.7. a. To strike out or cancel (a word, for example) by or as if by drawing lines through.b. Slang To cancel (a project or program, for example).8. a. To withdraw (an entry) from a contest or competition: The jockey decided to scratch the horse when it sprained its ankle.b. To withdraw an entry from (a contest or competition): Having won three races already, the swimmer scratched her final event.v.intr.1. To use the nails or claws to dig, scrape, or wound.2. To rub or scrape the skin to relieve itching.3. To make a harsh scraping sound.4. To gather funds or produce a living with difficulty.5. a. To withdraw from a contest or competition.b. Games To make a shot in billiards that results in a penalty, as when the cue ball falls into a pocket or jumps the cushion.n.1. a. A mark resembling a line that is produced by scratching.b. A slight wound.2. A hasty scribble.3. A sound made by scratching.4. a. Sports The starting line for a race.b. A contestant who has been withdrawn from a competition.5. Games a. The act of scratching in billiards.b. A fluke or chance shot in billiards.6. Poultry feed.7. Slang Money.adj.1. Done haphazardly or by chance.2. Assembled hastily or at random.3. Sports Having no golf handicap.Idioms: from scratch From the very beginning. scratch the surface To investigate or treat something in superficial or preliminary fashion. up to scratch Informal 1. Meeting the requirements.2. In fit condition.
[Middle English scracchen, probably blend of scratten, to scratch, and cracchen, to scratch (possibly from Middle Dutch cratsen).]
scratch′er n.scratcher (ˈskrætʃə) na person, animal, or thing that scratchesScratcherA one-horse cultivator that used a series of spring teeth instead of plow shovels.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scratcher - a workman who uses a tool for scratchingworking man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor | | 2. | scratcher - a person who scratches to relieve an itchindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" | | 3. | scratcher - a device used for scratchingbackscratcher - a long-handled scratcher for scratching your backdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
IdiomsSeescratchscratcher
scratch tool, scratcherAny hand tool for scratching plaster to provide a mechanical bond for the following coat of plaster, such as a drag or devil float.scratcher
Words related to scratchernoun a workman who uses a tool for scratchingRelated Words- working man
- working person
- workingman
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noun a person who scratches to relieve an itchRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
noun a device used for scratchingRelated Words |