scratch
/skɹæt͡ʃ/
To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc; To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching; To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch
- he/she/it
- scratches
- past participle
- scratched
Meanings
- 1
To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc
Can you scratch my back?
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I want to scratch my nose.
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- 2
To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching
- 3
To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun)
- 4
To get such scratches
- 5
To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page
- 6
To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.; To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissingrare
- 7
To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.; Hence, to remove, ignore, or deleterare
- 8
To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching)