scratch by
English
verb
Definitions
- (idiomatic) To get by; make ends meet
Etymology
Affix from English scratch + English by (habitation).
Origin
English
by
Gloss
habitation
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backscratch English
- bescratch English
- betimes English
- by English
- by and by English
- bycause English
- bygone English
- bypoll English
- bystanding English
- catscratch English
- closeby English
- forby English
- forthby English
- hang-by English
- hereby English
- loteby English
- microscratch English
- nanoscratch English
- nearby English
- outbye English
- passer-by English
- play-by-play English
- scrape by English
- scratch English
- scratch print English
- scratch-proof English
- scratchability English
- scratchable English
- scratchback English
- scratchband English
- scratchboard English
- scratchbrush English
- scratcher English
- scratches English
- scratchest English
- scratcheth English
- scratchgrass English
- scratchie English
- scratchless English
- scratchlike English
- scratchmark English
- scratchpad English
- scratchplate English
- scratchproof English
- scratchsome English
- scratchweed English
- scratchwork English
- scratchy English
- swingby English
- thereby English
- whereby English
- skrätsätä Finnish
- scratch Italian
- scratch French
- scratch Spanish, Castilian
- by Japanese
- by Middle English
- scracchen Middle English
- eskrats Cebuano
- by
- forby
- bygone
- outbye
- bypoll
- nearby
- hereby
- loteby
- closeby
- hang-by
- scratch
- bycause
- thereby
- forthby
- swingby
- whereby
- betimes
- scratchy
- scratcher
- scrape by
- by and by
- bescratch
- scratchie
- passer-by
- scratches
- scratchest
- catscratch
- bystanding
- scratchpad
- scratcheth
- scratchband
- scratchable
- scratchsome
- scratchweed
- scratchwork
- scratchless
- scratchlike
- scratchmark
- scratchback
- nanoscratch
- backscratch
- scratchboard
- scratchproof
- play-by-play
- microscratch
- scratchplate
- scratchgrass
- scratchbrush
- scratch-proof
- scratch print
- scratchability