SCRATCH
- to make a thin, shallow cut on [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
- to make a thin, shallow cut or mark on [v SCRATCHED, SCRATCHES, SCRATCHING]
- use the claws or nails in digging, tearing, or wounding
- to scrape or dig with the claws or nails
- rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or jagged
- scrape or rub lightly (as to relieve itching)
- act on (a desire) used with itch scratch the itch to travel
- scrape together collect with difficulty or by effort scratch out a living
- write or draw on a surface
- cancel or erase by or as if by drawing a line through
- withdraw (an entry) from competition
- scrape along a rough surface scratch a match
- scrape or rub oneself lightly (as to relieve itching)
- gather money or make a living by hard work and especially through irregular means and sacrifice had to scratch and save for college
- make a thin grating sound
- produce a rhythmic scratching sound by moving a phonograph record back and forth under a phonograph needle
- withdraw from a contest or engagement
- make a scratch in billiards or pool
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