Nouns (40)
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scratch
n. (golf) a handicap of zero strokes; "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course"
scratch
n. a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
scratch
n. a batted ball, usually poorly hit
scratch
n. a score of zero
scratch
n. a shot resulting in a penalty
start, starting line, scratch, scratch line
n. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation
n. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching
n. a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
scribble, scratch, scrawl, cacography
n. poor handwriting
boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
n. informal terms for money
Verbs (20)
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scratch
v. to make a shot that results in a penalty
scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up
v. gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"
scratch, scrape, scratch up
v. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
cancel, call off, scratch, scrub
v. 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"
rub, scratch, itch
v. scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
v. cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
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Fuzzynyms (33)
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blotch, splodge, splotch
n. an irregularly shaped spot
scar, cicatrix, cicatrice
n. a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
shame, disgrace, ignominy
n. a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
contamination, taint
n. the state of being contaminated
injury, hurt, harm, trauma
n. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
lesion
n. any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision
sore
n. an open skin infection
skin, peel, pare
v. strip the skin off; "pare apples"
scrape, grate
v. scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
delete, cancel
v. remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"
grate, grind
v. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"
graze
v. break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
rasp
v. scrape with a rasp
remove, take away
v. get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
score, nock, mark
v. make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"
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