scratch
Definition
- n. a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- n. (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- n. an indication of damage
- v. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Word forms
- Present participle
- scratching
- Past tense
- scratched
- Past participle
- scratched
- Third person singular
- scratches
Example sentences
n.
He had a scratch on his arm from the thorny bush.
vt.
She scratched the surface of the table while moving it.
vi.
The dog scratched at the door to be let in.
a.
He wrote a scratch note to remind himself of the meeting.
n.
The program allows you to scratch out any mistakes easily.