scratch

Definitions

• To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
• To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
• To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
• To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
• (music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also ).
• (billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
• (billiards) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
• To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
• (ambitransitive) To dig or excavate with the claws.
• To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.