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scratchverb

uk/skrætʃ/us/skrætʃ/

scratch verb (CUT)

B2 [ I or T ] to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough:

We scratched the wall trying to get the bed into Martha's room.

Be careful not to scratch yourself on the roses.

A few chickens were scratching about/around (= searching with their beaks) in the yard for grain.

B2 [ T ] If you scratch something on or off a surface, you add it or remove it by scratching:

People have been scratching their names on this rock for years.

I scratched some paint off the door as I was getting out of the car.

B2 [ I ] If an animal scratches, it rubs something with its claws (= sharp nails):

The dog's scratching at the door - he wants to be let in.

B2 [ I or T ] to rub your skin with your nails:

He was scratching (at) his mosquito bites.

Hannah scratched her head thoughtfully.

More examples

The top of the desk was badly scratched.
The car's paintwork has been scratched.
Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get scratched.
I accidentally scratched her with my long nails.
I scraped the car against a post and scratched the paintwork.

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Cutting and stabbing

abrasion
bayonet
carve
carving
chisel
chop
cut sth down
laceration
lance
mow
nick
notch
saw sth down
slash
slice
spike
transfix
trim
whittle
woodcarving

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Animal (non-human) behaviour

Scratching and rubbing

scratch verb (REMOVE)

[ I or T ] to remove yourself or another person or an animal from a competition before the start:

The world champion scratched from the 800 metres after injuring herself the day before.

They scratched the horse from the race because she had become lame.

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Removing and extracting

ablate
clear the decks idiom
cream sth/sb off
descale
dislodge
extract
gouge
milk
pull
pull (sb/sth) out
pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
pump
pump out sth
removable
remove
root
scoop
siphon
syphon
take sth away

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Winning, losing & scoring in sport

scratch verb (STOP)

[ T ] UK usually scrub informal to decide not to do something you had planned to do:

We had to scratch our plans when I lost my job.

Synonym

cancel

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Cancelling and interrupting

adjourn
adjourn to somewhere
arrest
break
call
call sth off
cancel
cancellation
cut
disturb
halt
in midstream idiom
kick
kick sth into touch idiom
midstream
mothball
nullify
shut
shut (sth) off
stop

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Idiom(s)

scratch your head

scratch beneath the surface

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

Phrasal verb(s)

scratch around for sth

scratchnoun

uk/skrætʃ/us/skrætʃ/

B2 [ C ] a mark made by scratching:

Her legs were covered in scratches and bruises after her walk through the forest.

There was a scratch on the CD.

Amazingly, he survived the accident without a scratch (= without suffering any injuries at all).

[ S ] UK an act of scratching:

That dog is having a good scratch. It must have fleas.

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Cutting and stabbing

abrasion
bayonet
carve
carving
chisel
chop
cut sth down
laceration
lance
mow
nick
notch
saw sth down
slash
slice
spike
transfix
trim
whittle
woodcarving

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Scratching and rubbing

Idiom(s)

from scratch

up to scratch

scratchadjective

uk/skrætʃ/us/skrætʃ/UK

scratch team/side/orchestra

a group of people brought together in a hurry in order to play together on a particular occasion

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Temporary

a flash in the pan idiom
acting
be a nine days' wonder idiom
casual
ephemeral
evanescent
flash
here
here today, gone tomorrow idiom
impermanent
interim
makeshift
nine
pop up
provisional
short-lived
short-term
sticking plaster
stopgap
transitory

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Groups of people

Competitors & participants in sports & games

单词	scratch
释义	Contents verb (3) scratch (CUT) scratch (REMOVE) scratch (STOP) noun (1) scratch (1) adjective (1) scratch (1) Contents verb (2) scratch (CUT) scratch (REMOVE) noun (1) scratch (1) English American scratchverb uk/skrætʃ/us/skrætʃ/ scratch verb (CUT) B2 [ I or T ] to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough: We scratched the wall trying to get the bed into Martha's room. Be careful not to scratch yourself on the roses. A few chickens were scratching about/around (= searching with their beaks) in the yard for grain. B2 [ T ] If you scratch something on or off a surface, you add it or remove it by scratching: People have been scratching their names on this rock for years. I scratched some paint off the door as I was getting out of the car. B2 [ I ] If an animal scratches, it rubs something with its claws (= sharp nails): The dog's scratching at the door - he wants to be let in. B2 [ I or T ] to rub your skin with your nails: He was scratching (at) his mosquito bites. Hannah scratched her head thoughtfully. More examples The top of the desk was badly scratched. The car's paintwork has been scratched. Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get scratched. I accidentally scratched her with my long nails. I scraped the car against a post and scratched the paintwork. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cutting and stabbing abrasion bayonet carve carving chisel chop *cut sth* down laceration lance mow nick notch saw sth down slash slice spike transfix trim whittle woodcarving See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal (non-human) behaviour Scratching and rubbing scratch verb (REMOVE) [ I or T ] to remove yourself or another person or an animal from a competition before the start: The world champion scratched from the 800 metres after injuring herself the day before. They scratched the horse from the race because she had become lame. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Removing and extracting ablate clear the decks idiom cream sth/sb off descale dislodge extract gouge milk pull pull (sb/sth) out pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom pump** pump out sth removable remove root scoop siphon syphon *take sth* away See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Winning, losing & scoring in sport scratch verb (STOP) [ T ] UK usually scrub informal to decide not to do something you had planned to do: We had to scratch our plans when I lost my job. Synonym cancel Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cancelling and interrupting adjourn** adjourn to somewhere arrest break call *call sth* off cancel cancellation cut disturb halt in midstream idiom kick kick sth into touch idiom midstream mothball nullify shut shut (sth) off stop See more results » Idiom(s) scratch your head scratch beneath the surface you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours Phrasal verb(s) scratch around for sth scratchnoun uk/skrætʃ/us/skrætʃ/ B2 [ C ] a mark made by scratching: Her legs were covered in scratches and bruises after her walk through the forest. There was a scratch on the CD. Amazingly, he survived the accident without a scratch (= without suffering any injuries at all). [ S ] UK an act of scratching: That dog is having a good scratch. It must have fleas. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cutting and stabbing abrasion bayonet carve carving chisel chop cut sth down laceration lance mow nick notch saw sth down slash slice spike transfix trim whittle woodcarving See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Scratching and rubbing Idiom(s) from scratch up to scratch scratchadjective uk/skrætʃ/us/skrætʃ/UK scratch team/side/orchestra a group of people brought together in a hurry in order to play together on a particular occasion Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Temporary a flash in the pan idiom acting be a nine days' wonder idiom casual ephemeral evanescent flash here here today, gone tomorrow idiom impermanent interim makeshift nine pop up provisional short-lived short-term sticking plaster stopgap transitory See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Groups of people Competitors & participants in sports & games scratchverb [ I/T ] us/skrætʃ/ scratch verb [ I/T ] (CUT) to cut or damage a surface with something sharp or rough, or to rub a part of your body with something sharp or rough: [ T ] He used a penknife to scratch his initials into the bark of the tree. [ I ] You can hold the cat – she won’t scratch. If you scratch your skin, you rub it with the nails of your fingers: [ T ] I know they itch, but don’t scratch your mosquito bites. scratch verb [ I/T ] (REMOVE) to remove yourself or another person or an animal from a competition before the start: [ I ] Mary Slaney scratched from the 1500-meter run because of an Achilles tendon problem. To scratch is also to decide not to do something that you had planned to do; to cancel: [ T ] We were going to remodel our kitchen, but we had to scratch that when I lost my job. Idiom(s) scratch your head scratch the surface scratchnoun [ C ] us/skrætʃ/ a cut or mark that is made in a surface with something sharp or rough:** Tiny particles of car wax fill in the little scratches on the car.
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scratchverb

scratch verb (CUT)

scratch verb (REMOVE)

scratch verb (STOP)

Idiom(s)

Phrasal verb(s)

scratchnoun

Idiom(s)

scratchadjective

scratchverb [ I/T ]

scratch verb [ I/T ] (CUT)

scratch verb [ I/T ] (REMOVE)

Idiom(s)

scratchnoun [ C ]