Dictionary entry details
• SCRATCH (noun)
Meaning:
An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
scratch; excoriation; abrasion; scrape
Hypernyms ("scratch" is a kind of...):
lesion; wound (any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scratch"):
graze (a superficial abrasion)
rope burn (abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope)
Meaning:
A depression scratched or carved into a surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
incision; dent; prick; scratch; slit
Hypernyms ("scratch" is a kind of...):
depression; impression; imprint (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scratch"):
score; scotch (a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally))
Meaning:
Informal terms for money
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
lolly; lucre; moolah; pelf; shekels; simoleons; wampum; lettuce; kale; gelt; dinero; clams; boodle; loot; dough; cabbage; bread; sugar; scratch
Hypernyms ("scratch" is a kind of...):
money (the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender)
Meaning:
Dry mash for poultry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
chicken feed; scratch
Hypernyms ("scratch" is a kind of...):
mash (mixture of ground animal feeds)
Meaning:
A harsh noise made by scraping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
scratching; scrape; scraping; scratch
Context example:
the scrape of violin bows distracted her
Hypernyms ("scratch" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Meaning:
Poor handwriting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
cacography; scrawl; scribble; scratch
Hypernyms ("scratch" is a kind of...):
hand; handwriting; script (something written by hand)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scratch"):
chicken scratch (cramped or illegible handwriting)
squiggle (an illegible scrawl)
Meaning:
An indication of damage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
scar; scrape; scratch; mark
Hypernyms ("scratch" is a kind of...):
blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))
• SCRATCH (verb)
Meaning:
Cause friction
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
scratch; rub; fray; chafe; fret
Context example:
my sweater scratches
Hypernyms (to "scratch" is one way to...):
adjoin; contact; meet; touch (be in direct physical contact with; make contact)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
scratch up; scratch; scrape
Hypernyms (to "scratch" is one way to...):
incise (make an incision into by carving or cutting)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scratch"):
claw (scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails)
scuff (mar by scuffing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Also:
scratch out (strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out)
Meaning:
Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
itch; rub; scratch
Context example:
Don't scratch your insect bites!
Hypernyms (to "scratch" is one way to...):
irritate (excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
call off; cancel; scrub; scratch
Context examples:
Call off the engagement / cancel the dinner party / we had to scrub our vacation plans / scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
"Scratch" entails doing...:
schedule (make a schedule; plan the time and place for events)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
excise; expunge; scratch; strike
Context examples:
Please strike this remark from the record / scratch that remark
Hypernyms (to "scratch" is one way to...):
cancel; delete (remove or make invisible)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Gather (money or other resources) together over time
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
scrape up; scrape; scratch; come up
Context examples:
She had scraped together enough money for college / they scratched a meager living
Hypernyms (to "scratch" is one way to...):
accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scratch"):
nickel-and-dime (accumulate gradually)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
engrave; inscribe; grave; scratch
Context examples:
engrave a pen / engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup / the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
Hypernyms (to "scratch" is one way to...):
carve; chip at (engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scratch"):
character (engrave or inscribe characters on)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
