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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Scratch \Scratch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scratched; p. pr. & vb.
n. Scratching.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE.
scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n, G. kratzen, OD.
kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to
rake, to scratch, Dan. kradse to scratch, to scrape, Icel.
krota to engrave. Cf. Grate to rub.]
1. To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something
sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by
drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws,
the nails, a pin, or the like.
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Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch
glass. --Grew.
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Be mindful, when invention fails,
To scratch your head, and bite your nails. --Swift.
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2. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly. ``Scratch out a
pamphlet.'' --Swift.
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3. To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the
name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a
list; hence, to erase; to efface; -- often with out.
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4. To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals
scratch holes, in which they burrow.
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To scratch a ticket, to cancel one or more names of
candidates on a party ballot; to refuse to vote the party
ticket in its entirety. [U. S.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Scratch \Scratch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scratched; p. pr. & vb.
n. Scratching.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE.
scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n, G. kratzen, OD.
kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to
rake, to scratch, Dan. kradse to scratch, to scrape, Icel.
krota to engrave. Cf. Grate to rub.]
1. To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something
sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by
drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws,
the nails, a pin, or the like.
Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch
glass. --Grew.
Be mindful, when invention fails, To scratch your
head, and bite your nails. --Swift.
2. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly. ``Scratch out a
pamphlet.'' --Swift.
3. To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the
name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a
list; hence, to erase; to efface; -- often with out.
4. To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals
scratch holes, in which they burrow.
To scratch a ticket, to cancel one or more names of
candidates on a party ballot; to refuse to vote the party
ticket in its entirety. [U. S.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
scratched
adj : having surface damage [syn: scraped]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
scratched
a.
produce#Verb by scratch#Verb.
vb.
(infl of en scratch ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
scratched
a.
produce#Verb by scratch#Verb.
vb.
(infl of en scratch ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
scratched
a.
produce#Verb by scratch#Verb.
vb.
(infl of en scratch ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
scratched
a.
produce#Verb by scratch#Verb.
vb.
(infl of en scratch ed-form)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
scratched
Engelska a.
(avledning en scratch ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb scratch)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Scratched /skɹˈatʃt/ مخدوشFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
scratched /skɹˈatʃt/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]poškrábaný
scratched /skɹˈatʃt/ gekratzt see: scratch, scratching, scratches, scratchedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
scratched /skɹˈatʃt/ kratzte see: scratch, scratching, scratched, scratchesFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
scratched /skɹˈatʃt/ gescharrt see: scratch, scratchingFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
scratched /skɹˈatʃt/
zerkratzt, verkratzt, verschrammt
"They scratched the lid when trying to open the laptop upside down." - Sie haben den Deckel verkratzt, als sie versuchten, den Laptop verkehrt herum aufzuklappen.
see: scratch sth., scratching, scratches, scratched, unscratched, Don't scratch yourself on the thorns.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
scratched /skɹˈatʃt/
zerkratzte, verkratzte, verschrammte
"They scratched the lid when trying to open the laptop upside down." - Sie haben den Deckel verkratzt, als sie versuchten, den Laptop verkehrt herum aufzuklappen.
see: scratch sth., scratching, scratched, scratches, unscratched, Don't scratch yourself on the thorns.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]scratched /skɹˈatʃt/ zerschrammt see: scratch sth., scratchingFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
scratched /skɹˈatʃt/ γρατζουνισμένοςFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈskɹætʃt/
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "scratched":
canaliculate, canaliculated, chamfered, channeled, corduroy,
corduroyed, corrugate, corrugated, costate, crimped, cut, dadoed,
engraved, fluted, furrowed, gashed, goffered, gouged, grooved,
incised, pleated, rabbeted, ribbed, rifled, rutted, rutty, scored,
scrabbled, scratchy, scrawled, scrawly, scribbled, scribbly, slit,
striated, sulcate, sulcated, troughed, wrinkled