Scratch: meaning, definitions and examples
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scratch
[ skrætʃ ]
on the surface
A mark or wound made by scratching. A sound made by scratching. A difficult or awkward task.
Synonyms
abrasion, cut, mark, scrape, wound
Examples of usage
- He had a scratch on his arm from the cat.
- The scratch of the record player needle was loud.
- Learning a new language can be a scratch for some people.
an itch
To scrape or mark the surface of something with a sharp object. To cancel or strike out text. To create or produce something hastily.
Synonyms
cancel, delete, etch, mark, scrape
Examples of usage
- She scratched her initials into the tree trunk.
- I scratched out the incorrect answer and wrote the correct one.
- He scratched together a meal from whatever was in the pantry.
Translations
Translations of the word "scratch" in other languages:
🇵🇹 arranhar
- coçar
- riscar
🇮🇳 खरोंच
- खरोंचना
- खुजली करना
🇩🇪 kratzen
- schrammen
- ritzen
🇮🇩 menggaruk
- mencakar
- menggores
🇺🇦 дряпати
- чесати
- шкребти
🇵🇱 drapać
- drasnąć
- zadrapać
🇯🇵 引っ掻く (ひっかく)
- 掻く (かく)
- 傷つける (きずつける)
🇫🇷 griffer
- gratter
- égratigner
🇪🇸 rascar
- arañar
- rasguñar
🇹🇷 kaşımak
- çizmek
- tırmalamak
🇰🇷 긁다
- 할퀴다
- 긁적이다
🇸🇦 خدش (khash)
- حك (hak)
- خدش (khadsh)
🇨🇿 škrábat
- drápat
- poškrábat
🇸🇰 škrabať
- drapnúť
- poškriabať
🇨🇳 抓 (zhuā)
- 挠 (náo)
- 划 (huá)
🇸🇮 praskati
- praskati se
- opraskati
🇮🇸 klóra
- rispa
- klóra sig
🇰🇿 тырнау
- қасу
- сызып тастау
🇬🇪 კაწვრა
- ჩხაპნა
- ნაკაწრი
🇦🇿 qaşımaq
- cızmaq
- cızdırmaq
🇲🇽 rascar
- arañar
- rasguñar
Word origin
The word 'scratch' has its origins in Old English, where it was originally 'screccan', meaning 'to scratch'. Over time, the word evolved to its current form and gained various meanings related to marking or scraping a surface. The word has been commonly used in English language for centuries.
See also: scratchiness, scratchy.