Scratch can be categorized as an adjective, a noun and a verb.
Adjective |
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| scratch - For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work. | ||
| scratch - Hastily assembled; put together in a hurry or from disparate elements. | ||
| scratch - Relating to a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use. | ||
| scratch - Constructed from whatever materials are to hand. | ||
| scratch - Of a player Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i. e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability. | ||
Verb |
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| scratch - cut the surface of; wear away the surface of | ||
| scratch - carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" | ||
| scratch - scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" | ||
| scratch - remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark" | ||
| scratch - cause friction; "my sweater scratches" | ||
| scratch - gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living" | ||
| scratch - postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill" | ||
Noun |
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| scratch - an indication of damage | ||
| scratch - (golf) a handicap of zero strokes; "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course" | ||
| scratch - a competitor who has withdrawn from competition | ||
| scratch - an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off | ||
| scratch - a depression scratched or carved into a surface | ||
| scratch - poor handwriting | ||
| scratch - a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" | ||
| scratch - informal terms for money | ||
| scratch - a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game | ||
| scratch - dry mash for poultry |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | noun | A golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course. | |
| 2. | noun | There's a scratch here. Could you give me a discount? | |
| 3. | noun | Kouji was lucky; his traffic accident left only a minor scratch on the side of his car. | |
| 4. | noun | You should try not to scratch insect bites. | |
| 5. | noun | Everything around him was blown to pieces, yet he escaped without a scratch. | |
| 6. | noun | This isn't my blood. It's all splash-back from my opponent. There isn't a single scratch on me. | |
| 7. | noun | As you're starting from scratch you might as well have gone for a major makeover... | |
| 8. | noun | They had to start from scratch. | |
| 9. | noun | I learned Spanish from scratch at university. | |
| 10. | noun | I made it from scratch. | |
| 11. | noun | Since you made a mistake in your project, you have to start over from scratch. | |
| 12. | noun | It's only a scratch. | |
| 13. | noun | We need to start from scratch. | |
| 14. | noun | What's that scratch again? | |
| 15. | noun | What's that scratch? | |
| 16. | verb | Don't scratch your insect bites! | |
| 17. | verb | Scratch that remark. | |
| 18. | verb | Scratch that meeting--the chair is ill. | |
| 19. | verb | they puff out to look bigger and badder and they can scratch you a lil if ur holding them to tight :). | |
| 20. | verb | Don't scratch your mosquito bite. It'll get inflamed. | |
| 21. | verb | The cat will scratch you if you provoke it. | |
| 22. | verb | You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. | |
| 23. | verb | Nervous people will scratch their heads. | |
| 24. | verb | You should try not to scratch your insect bites. | |
| 25. | verb | The cat started to scratch the carpet. | |
| 26. | verb | Scratch a Russian and find a Tartar. | |
| 27. | verb | My cat likes it when I scratch her behind the ears. | |
| 28. | verb | Bears like to scratch their back on tree bark. | |
| 29. | verb | Most people don't even scratch the surface of the human mind's capacity for memorization. | |
| 30. | verb | My cat purrs when I scratch behind his ears. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| A golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course. |
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| There's a scratch here. Could you give me a discount? | |
| Kouji was lucky; his traffic accident left only a minor scratch on the side of his car. | |
| You should try not to scratch insect bites. | |
| Everything around him was blown to pieces, yet he escaped without a scratch. | |
| This isn't my blood. It's all splash-back from my opponent. There isn't a single scratch on me. | |
| As you're starting from scratch you might as well have gone for a major makeover... | |
| They had to start from scratch. | |
| I learned Spanish from scratch at university. | |
| I made it from scratch. | |
| Since you made a mistake in your project, you have to start over from scratch. | |
| It's only a scratch. | |
| We need to start from scratch. | |
| What's that scratch again? | |
| What's that scratch? | |
| verb | |
| Don't scratch your insect bites! |
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| Scratch that remark. |
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| Scratch that meeting--the chair is ill. |
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| they puff out to look bigger and badder and they can scratch you a lil if ur holding them to tight :). |
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| Don't scratch your mosquito bite. It'll get inflamed. | |
| The cat will scratch you if you provoke it. | |
| You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. | |
| Nervous people will scratch their heads. | |
| You should try not to scratch your insect bites. | |
| The cat started to scratch the carpet. | |
| Scratch a Russian and find a Tartar. | |
| My cat likes it when I scratch her behind the ears. | |
| Bears like to scratch their back on tree bark. | |
| Most people don't even scratch the surface of the human mind's capacity for memorization. | |
| My cat purrs when I scratch behind his ears. | |