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ScratchScratch Scratch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scratched; p. pr. & vb.
n. Scratching.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE.
scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n, G. kratzen, OD.
kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to
rake, to scratch, Dan. kradse to scratch, to scrape, Icel.
krota to engrave. Cf. Grate to rub.]
1. To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something
sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by
drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws,
the nails, a pin, or the like.
Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch
glass. --Grew.
Be mindful, when invention fails, To scratch your
head, and bite your nails. --Swift.
2. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly. ``Scratch out a
pamphlet.' --Swift.
3. To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the
name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a
list; hence, to erase; to efface; -- often with out.
4. To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals
scratch holes, in which they burrow.
To scratch a ticket, to cancel one or more names of
candidates on a party ballot; to refuse to vote the party
ticket in its entirety. [U. S.] Scratch
Scratch Scratch, v. i.
1. To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to
make scratches.
Dull, tame things, . . . that will neither bite nor
scratch. --Dr. H. More.
2. (Billiards) To score, not by skillful play but by some
fortunate chance of the game. [Cant, U. S.]
ScratchScratch Scratch, a.
Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or
no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a
scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot
in billiards. [Slang]
Scratch race, one without restrictions regarding the
entrance of competitors; also, one for which the
competitors are chosen by lot. Scratch
Scratch Scratch, n.
In various sports, the line from which the start is made,
except in the case of contestants receiving a distance
handicap.
Meaning of Scratch from wikipedia
- Look up
Scratch or
scratch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Scratch or
scratching may
refer to:
Scratch (programming language), an
educational programming...
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Scratch is a high-level, block-based
visual programming language and
website aimed primarily at
children as an
educational tool, with a
target audience...
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Scratching,
sometimes referred to as scrubbing, is a DJ and
turntablist technique of
moving a
vinyl record back and
forth on a
turntable to
produce percussive...
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Nicholas Scratch is a
supervillain appearing in
American comic books published by
Marvel Comics. The son of
Agatha Harkness, he is a
warlock and father...
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Scratch space is
space on the hard disk
drive that is
dedicated for
storage of
temporary user data, by
analogy of "
scratch paper." It is
unreliable by...
- A
scratchcard (also
called a
scratch off,
scratch ticket,
scratcher, scratchum,
scratch-it,
scratch game,
scratch-and-win,
instant game,
instant lottery...
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Scratch track may
refer to:
Scratch track race or
scratch race, a
track cycling discipline in
which all
riders start together Scratch track (studio recording)...
- A
scratching post is a
wooden post
covered in
rough material that cat
owners provide so
their pets have an
acceptable place to
scratch. The most common...
- The
scratch reflex is an
automatic response to the
activation of
sensory neurons located on the
surface of the body.
Sensory neurons can be activated...
- Look up old
scratch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Old
Scratch or Mr.
Scratch is a
nickname or
pseudonym for the Devil. The name
likely comes from...
