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31scratch — v., n., & adj. v. 1 tr. score or mark the surface of with a sharp or pointed object. 2 tr. a make a long narrow superficial wound in (the skin). b cause (a person or part of the body) to be scratched (scratched himself on the table). 3 tr. (also… …
32Scratch the Surface — Infobox Album Name = Scratch the Surface Type = Album Artist = Sick of It All Released = October 18, 1994 Recorded = 1994 at Normandy Sound, Warren, Rhode Island Genre = Hardcore punk Length = 38:20 Label = Eastwest Records Producer = Sick Of It… …
33scratch — verb 1》 score or mark with a sharp or pointed object. ↘make a long, narrow superficial wound in the skin of. ↘rub (a part of one s body) with one s fingernails to relieve itching. ↘(of a bird or mammal) rake the ground with the beak… …
34scratch line — noun a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game • Syn: ↑start, ↑starting line, ↑scratch • Hypernyms: ↑line * * * noun 1. : a starting line for a race 2 …
35scratch off — verb write quickly She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper He scratched off a thank you note to the hostess • Syn: ↑dash off, ↑knock off, ↑toss off, ↑fling off • Topics: ↑ …
36scratch — [15] Early Middle English had two words for ‘scratch’ – scrat and cratch; and it seems likely that scratch represents a blend of them. Where exactly they came from is not clear, although cratch is no doubt related to German kratzen ‘scratch’, and …
37scratch around for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms scratch around for : present tense I/you/we/they scratch around for he/she/it scratches around for present participle scratching around for past tense scratched around for past participle scratched around for… …
38scratch — [15] Early Middle English had two words for ‘scratch’ – scrat and cratch; and it seems likely that scratch represents a blend of them. Where exactly they came from is not clear, although cratch is no doubt related to German kratzen ‘scratch’, and …
39scratch hit — noun : a batted ball not solidly hit or cleanly fielded yet credited to the batter as a base hit * * * Baseball. a batted ball, usually poorly hit, barely enabling the batter to reach base safely: a scratch hit off the end of the bat. [1915 20] * …
40not at all — Synonyms and related words: God forbid, at no hand, at no time, au contraire, by no means, far from it, from scratch, in no case, in no respect, in no way, in no wise, never, never on earth, nevermore, no, no matter what, nohow, none, not a bit,… …
