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Grammar : Verb
Spell : skrach
Phonetic Transcription : skrætʃ



Definition of scratch out

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.
  • As in raze : verb flatten, knock down; wipe out
  • As in cancel : verb call off; erase
  • As in efface : verb erase
  • As in erase : verb remove; rub out
  • As in excise : verb remove, delete
Example sentences :
  • And she seized him like a fury, and tried to scratch out his eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Fairy Book » by Various
  • By all the devils in hell, I'll scratch out his eyes with my own nails!
  • Extract from : « The Robbers » by Friedrich Schiller
  • But you ought to be able to scratch out a deep enough hole to cram this in.
  • Extract from : « Motor Boat Boys' River Chase » by Louis Arundel
  • I have a good mind to bite off their noses and scratch out their eyes.
  • Extract from : « Father Thrift and His Animal Friends » by Joseph Charles Sindelar
  • I think I must turn womankind altogether, and scratch out his eyes; for as long as he can see me, he'll ne'er let me go.
  • Extract from : « A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15) » by Various
  • Now take a stick and straighten out the hay over the trap and scratch out all signs and your set is complete.
  • Extract from : « Fox Trapping » by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
  • These birds depend for food upon seeds and bugs or worms they scratch out of the ground.
  • Extract from : « Stories of California » by Ella M. Sexton
  • I suppose they neglected to scratch out my name from the subscription; for Major Cerwood says it really came to me.
  • Extract from : « Camilla » by Fanny Burney
  • Of course I cannot make you, but I will scratch out nothing,—and forget nothing.
  • Extract from : « Rachel Ray » by Anthony Trollope
  • I managed, however, to do so, and also to scratch out the name of the Esperance from the bows of the boat.
  • Extract from : « A Life For a Love » by L. T. Meade

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