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- DictionaryScratch/skraCH/
verb
- 1. score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object: "the car's paintwork was battered and scratched"
- 2. cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil: "the name of Dr. McNab was scratched out and that of Dr. Daniels substituted"
noun
- 1. a mark or wound made by scratching: "the scratches on her arm were throbbing"
- 2. a technique, used especially in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forth to give a rhythmic scratching effect: "a scratch mix"
adjective
- 1. assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality: "at least two vessels set sail with scratch crews"
- 2. (of a sports competitor or event) with no handicap given: "he was a scratch player at many courses"