scratch
🇺🇸
/skrætʃ/
🇬🇧
/skrætʃ/
verb
B2
to rub your skin with your nails when it itches
He felt an itch and used his nails to scratch his arm.
B2
to cut or hurt your skin a little with something sharp
She got a small scratch from the thorn.
B2
to mark or damage a surface by rubbing it with something hard
Be careful not to scratch the table with that key.
C1
to rub something hard to make or remove a mark
He used a stick to scratch a line in the dirt.
C1
to make a rough sound by rubbing something sharp
The cat will scratch at the door when it wants to come in.
R
to earn just enough money to live, but with difficulty
Many farmers scratch out a living from small plots of land.
R
to remove someone or something from an event before it starts
The injured player had to scratch from the game.
noun
B2
a mark or small cut on skin or a surface from scratching
There was a long scratch on the car door.
R
a rough sound made by rubbing something sharp
The scratch of the pen on paper was the only sound.
R
the act of rubbing your skin when it itches
A good scratch can relieve the itching.
adjective
R
made quickly from whatever is available
They formed a scratch team for the emergency.
R
without any advantage or handicap in sports
He plays as a scratch golfer with no handicap.
translation
to rub your skin with your nails when it itches; to cut or hurt your skin a little with something sharp; to mark or damage a surface by rubbing it with something hard; to rub something hard to make or remove a mark; to make a rough sound by rubbing something sharp; to earn just enough money to live, but with difficulty; to remove someone or something from an event before it starts
a mark or small cut on skin or a surface from scratching; a rough sound made by rubbing something sharp; the act of rubbing your skin when it itches
made quickly from whatever is available; without any advantage or handicap in sports
Word Forms
3rd Present
scratches
Progressive
scratching
Past
scratched
Plural
scratches
Perfect
scratched