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English to English adjective
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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. |  | source: webster1913 noun
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an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off | | source: wordnet30
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a depression scratched or carved into a surface | | source: wordnet30
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informal terms for money | | source: wordnet30
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a competitor who has withdrawn from competition | | source: wordnet30
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a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game | | source: wordnet30
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dry mash for poultry | | source: wordnet30
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a harsh noise made by scraping | | Example: the scrape of violin bows distracted her
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poor handwriting | | source: wordnet30
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(golf) a handicap of zero strokes | | Example: a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course
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an indication of damage | | source: wordnet30
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A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. | | source: webster1913
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In various sports, the line from which the start is made, except in the case of contestants receiving a distance handicap. | | source: webster1913 verb
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cause friction | | Example: my sweater scratches
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cut the surface of; wear away the surface of | | source: wordnet30
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scrape or rub as if to relieve itching | | Example: Don't scratch your insect bites!
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postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled | | Example: Call off the engagement
cancel the dinner party
we had to scrub our vacation plans
scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
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remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | | Example: Please strike this remark from the record
scratch that remark
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gather (money or other resources) together over time | | Example: She had scraped together enough money for college
they scratched a meager living
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carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | | Example: engrave a pen
engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
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To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like. | | source: webster1913
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To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches. | | source: webster1913
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