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scratch
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- pronunciation:
- skraech
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
scratches, scratching, scratched |
| definition 1: |
to cause damage to a surface with something sharp.
He parked too close to the fence and scratched the paint on his car.- similar words:
- cut, mark, score, slice
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| definition 2: |
to use the nails on your hand to rub your skin.
I scratched the insect bite on my arm.- similar words:
- rub, scrape
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| definition 3: |
(of something sharp) to mark or damage the surface of.
The branch scratched the car. |
| related words: |
damage, wound |
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| derivation: |
scratcher (n.) |
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