scratch has definitions from the fields of writing,medicine
1
[ verb ] cause friction

Synonyms

rub chafe fret fray

Examples

"my sweater scratches"

Used in print

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

`` Lookit that come_down , willya '' , said the man , scratching himself , yawning .

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

The figure stopped and one hand was perilously freed from the hamper to scratch the nose .

He could not make_out , but he knew that again she was scratching her nose .

Mollie_the_Mutton was scratching her nose .

The words ran crazily in his head : Mollie_the_Mutton is scratching her nose in the rain .

Related terms

touch abrasion

2
[ verb ] cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

Synonyms

scrape scratch_up

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

The bristles are soft enough to massage the gums and not scratch the enamel .

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

Following reaction the cells were scratched with a file and opened under a 20 % aqueous sodium_iodide solution .

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

He would lay in wait in the garage , and when the terrier came scratching around , he 'd let_fly with a cherry_bomb .

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

He scratched his mosquito plagued neck .

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

`` I could scratch her eyes out '' , Eileen cried and stamped her foot when I came_back from the phone_booth .

3
[ noun ] (medicine) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

Used in print

(Harry Olesker, Impact....)

Later , she apologized for the long scratch across his face , tried to explain she could n't help herself , that the panic arose in her unwanted .

4
[ verb ] scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

Synonyms

itch rub

Examples

"Don't scratch your insect bites!"

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore]...)

`` That is undoubtedly a hell of a quote '' , said the writer , scratching his head .

Related terms

irritate itch scratcher rub

5
[ noun ] dry mash for poultry

Synonyms

chicken_feed

Related terms

mash

6
[ noun ] a depression scratched or carved into a surface
7
[ noun ] (writing) poor handwriting
8
[ noun ] a harsh noise made by scraping

Examples

"the scrape of violin bows distracted her"

Related terms

noise

9
[ noun ] informal terms for money

Related terms

money pilfer

10
[ noun ] an indication of damage

Synonyms

scar mark scrape

Related terms

blemish scrape scar

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