verb#6,205 by frequency

kratzen

/ˈkʁat͡sn̩/

to scratch; to remove by scratching, to scrape something off; to produce a noise by scratching; to scratch, to be scratchy or itchy

Meanings

1
to scratch (rub a surface with a sharp, pointy rough object, especially to remove itching); to remove by scratching, to scrape something off
- Sie kratzte sich am Kopf.
  She scratched her head.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Deine Katze hat mich gekratzt.
  Your cat scratched me.
  Tatoeba · Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to scratch (rub a surface with a sharp, pointy rough object, especially to remove itching); to produce a noise by scratching
3
to scratch, to be scratchy or itchy — to cause itching
4
to scratch — mark a surface with a sharp object
5
to mar, to undermine — an established quality
6
to be about to cross into, to have almost reached — a record, benchmark, etc.rare
7
to annoy, to botherrare
8
to jack, to mooch, to stealrare