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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : skrach |
| Phonetic Transcription : skrætʃ |
Definition of scratch
Origin :- c.1400, probably a fusion of Middle English scratten and crachen, both meaning "to scratch," both of uncertain origin. Related: Scratched; scratching.
- Billiards sense of "to hit the cue ball into a pocket" is first recorded 1909 (also, originally, itch), though earlier it meant "a lucky shot" (1850). Meaning "to withdraw (a horse) from a race" is 1865, from notion of scratching name off list of competitors; used in a non-sporting sense of "cancel a plan, etc." from 1680s. To scratch the surface "make only slight progress in penetrating or understanding" is from 1882. To scratch (one's) head as a gesture of perplexity is recorded from 1712.
- noun small cut or mark
- verb cut; make a mark on
- verb cancel
- He made of himself but a cock, set for a while on the world's heap to scratch and pick.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Some scratch a little deeper than those who aren't so skilled or so strong.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- She could scratch, kick, and bite—and stab too; but for stabbing she wanted a knife.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- He was furious, and began to scratch the thick wooden posts.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Two horses had been killed under him, and he had not received so much as a scratch.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- I can't purr like a cat and scratch at the same time—I wish I could.'
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- The countryman this time did scratch his head, while he considered.
- Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth
- He could hit, and he could hit hard, but he did not care to claw and scratch and bite!
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- "I ain't heard the boss say he'd scratch him," said Shanghai.
- Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
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