scratch

Noun
  1. An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off (synset 114310051)
    is a type of: lesion, wound - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
    subtypes:
    • graze - a superficial abrasion
    • rope burn - abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope
    same as: abrasion, excoriation, scrape
  2. A depression scratched or carved into a surface (synset 113927849)
    is a type of: depression, impression, imprint - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
    subtypes: score, scotch - a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
    same as: dent, incision, prick, slit
  3. Informal terms for money (synset 113406389)
    is a type of: money - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
    same as: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
  4. A competitor who has withdrawn from competition (synset 110583038)
    is a type of: challenger, competition, competitor, contender, rival - the contestant you hope to defeat
  5. A line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game (synset 108671448)
    is a type of: line - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
    same as: scratch line, start, starting line
  6. Dry mash for poultry (synset 107821365)
    is a type of: mash - mixture of ground animal feeds
    same as: chicken feed
  7. A harsh noise made by scraping (synset 107407582)
    "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
    is a type of: noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
    same as: scrape, scraping, scratching
  8. Poor handwriting (synset 106415790)
    is a type of: hand, handwriting, script - something written by hand
    subtypes:
    same as: cacography, scrawl, scribble
  9. (golf) a handicap of zero strokes (synset 105170928)
    "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course"
    referred to in: golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
    is a type of: handicap - advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
  10. An indication of damage (synset 104701248)
    is a type of: blemish, defect, mar - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
    same as: mark, scar, scrape
Verb
  1. Cause friction (synset 201253472)
    "my sweater scratches"
    is a type of: adjoin, contact, meet, touch - be in direct physical contact with; make contact
    same as: chafe, fray, fret, rub
  2. Cut the surface of;
    Wear away the surface of (synset 201311803)
    is a type of: incise - make an incision into by carving or cutting
    subtypes:
    • claw - scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
    • scuff - mar by scuffing
    same as: scrape, scratch up
  3. Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching (synset 202124339)
    "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
    is a type of: irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
    same as: itch, rub
  4. Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled (synset 202483178)
    "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
    entail: schedule - make a schedule; plan the time and place for events
    same as: call off, cancel, scrub
  5. Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line (synset 201552202)
    "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
    is a type of: cancel, delete - remove or make invisible
    same as: excise, expunge, strike
  6. Gather (money or other resources) together over time (synset 201387406)
    "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"
    is a type of: accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up - get or gather together
    subtypes: nickel-and-dime - accumulate gradually
    same as: come up, scrape, scrape up
  7. Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface (synset 201324555)
    "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
    is a type of: carve, chip at - engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
    subtypes: character - engrave or inscribe characters on
    same as: engrave, grave, inscribe
    verb group: engrave, etch - carve or cut a design or letters into

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