The meaning of Scratch

verb

Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

Usage examples:

It was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust

noun

The process of scraping or wearing something away.

Usage examples:

The metal is resistant to abrasion

noun

The gradual rubbing away of the surface of rock, for example, by other rock, water, or a glacier (= large moving mass of ice)

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

Usage examples:

He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

Usage examples:

A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

Usage examples:

[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

phrasal verb

Remove from a list

phrasal verb

To draw a line through something you have written, usually because it is wrong

Usage examples:

If you think it's wrong, cross it out and write it again.

verb

Remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it.

Usage examples:

The passage was deleted

noun

A command or key on a computer which erases text.

Usage examples:

You can use delete to remove a number of lines from your program

verb

To remove (part or all of) a written or electronic text

Usage examples:

[ t ] she accidentally deleted one of her computer files., [ t ] the editor deleted the last three …

verb

Completely remove or get rid of (something).

Usage examples:

A policy that would eliminate inflation

verb

To remove or take away something

Usage examples:

You can never totally eliminate the possibility of human error., arts programs face elimination in …

verb

To completely remove something that is not wanted or needed

Usage examples:

The problem we confront today is there is no one thing that can eliminate our dependency on petrole…

verb

Cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.

Usage examples:

My name was engraved on the ring

verb

To cut a picture or design, or letters into the surface of a hard substance such as metal, wood, or stone

Usage examples:

The 2000-year-old ivories are intricately carved and engraved with scenes of palace life.

verb

Rub out or remove (writing or marks).

Usage examples:

Graffiti had been erased from the wall

verb

To destroy or remove something completely

Usage examples:

A subdirectory filled with precious data can be erased if you are not careful., i kept changing my …

verb

To cancel the effect of an increase or fall in something such as an amount of debt, the price of shares, etc.

Usage examples:

Erase a deficit/debt/loss to erase the budget deficit through cuts alone would mean extreme measure…

verb

Obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

Usage examples:

The kind of man that could expunge an unsatisfactory incident from his memory

verb

To rub off or remove information from a piece of writing

Usage examples:

His name has been expunged from the list of members., she has been unable to expunge the details of…

noun

A long, deep cut or wound.

Usage examples:

A bad gash in one leg became infected

verb

Make a long, deep cut in.

Usage examples:

The jagged edges gashed their fingers

noun

Rubbish or waste.

Usage examples:

The gash bucket

verb

Make (a groove, hole, or indentation) with or as with a sharp tool or blade.

Usage examples:

The channel had been gouged out by the ebbing water

noun

A chisel with a concave blade, used in carpentry, sculpture, and surgery.

Usage examples:

A chisel, two gouges, jewelers' shears, and the plane blade were made in sheffield.

verb

An impression in a surface, as made by a blow

noun

A long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material.

Usage examples:

And that is why we are having a very hard look at the grooves on club-faces right now.

verb

Make a groove or grooves in.

Usage examples:

Deep lines grooved her face

noun

A long, narrow, hollow space cut into a surface

Usage examples:

The window slides along a groove in the frame.

verb

Mark or decorate (an object or surface) with a cut or cuts.

Usage examples:

A button incised with a skull

verb

To cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool

Usage examples:

The design is incised into a metal plate., a shield incised with celtic symbols

verb

Tear or make deep cuts in (flesh or skin).

Usage examples:

The point had lacerated his neck

verb

To cut or tear something, esp. flesh

Usage examples:

His face and hands were lacerated by the flying glass., [ c ] justina was treated for a scalp lacer…

noun

A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh.

Usage examples:

He suffered lacerations to his head and face

noun

A cut

Usage examples:

The boy had received horrific injuries in the attack, including lacerations to both arms., the body…

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

Usage examples:

A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

verb

Destroy utterly; wipe out.

Usage examples:

The memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises

noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Usage examples:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane

verb

Make or become rough.

Usage examples:

The wind was roughening the surface of the river

verb

To make or become rough

Usage examples:

I roughened the edges and glued them together.

noun

The number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual.

Usage examples:

The final score was 4–3 to royston

verb

Gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game.

Usage examples:

Mccartney scored a fine goal

verb

A number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest

verb

Drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter.

Usage examples:

Remove the green tops from the carrots and scrape them

noun

An act or sound of scraping.

Usage examples:

He heard the scrape of his mother's key in the lock

verb

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

verb

Scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or other object) against something.

Usage examples:

I accidentally scuffed the heel of one shoe on a paving stone

noun

A mark made by scraping or grazing a surface or object.

Usage examples:

Dark colours don't show scuffs

verb

To make a mark on a smooth surface, esp. on a shoe or floor

Usage examples:

Always wear sneakers in the gym to avoid scuffing the floor.