Scratch

//skɹæt͡ʃ//

Synonyms for "scratch" (626 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (126)

abrasion cancel chicken feed engrave incision rub scrape scribble ablation abort abrade abrasive adequate anamorphosis attrition autolithograph bad likeness barbouillage bark barley

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Noun(13 words)

scrawl chicken scratch abrasion baguette blunt boo-boo boodle bread bugs bunny cabbage cacography chicken feed clams

Verb(4 words)

call off cancel chafe come up

Strong matches (187)

crater craunch crayon craze crease cribble crimp croak cross hatching cross out cross-hatching crosshatch crump crunch cursoriness cut dado damage dapple dash

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dash off daub defacement defect define deformation deformity dele delete delimit delineate delve demarcate demitint depict design determine detrition diagram dig dig out dike discolor discoloration disfiguration disfigurement distortion ditch do double duty dog food doodle dot dough draft draw dredge dressing drill drive earmark eatage efface eliminate elucubrate enchase end engravement engraving ensilage epidermis erase erasure erosion etch etching excavate exclude expunge extempore exteriority extract fault feed filing finish finish up flash burn flaw fleck flick flute fluting fodder forage fracture fray frazzle freckle fret fretting fund fungi furrow gall galling gash gem-engraving glass cutting glass-cutting gloss glyptic goffer good enough gouge gouge out grain grate grave graving graze grazing greenbacks grind grinding groan groove growl grub grumble gully hack half tint haphazard hasty hatch hatching hay hemangioma hen scratches hen tracks hickey hit the ball hurried hurt hustle impress imprint impromptu incise informal injure injury inscribe inscript inscription itch jack jangle jar jot keloid kink lacerate laceration

Verb(9 words)

deface engrave excise expunge fray fret grave inscribe itch

Noun(13 words)

dent dinero dough excoriation fetti flizz fungi gelt gonce gwop hoot incision kale

Adverb(1 words)

from the ground up

Related words (313)

lentigo lesion limation limn line lining lithograph lour lower lucubrate macula maim make a mark make mincemeat of make prints makeshift mar mark mark off mark out

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marking mash maul mazuma meal mere scratch microgroove milium mine misdraw mispaint mole money mortal wound mottle mutilate mutilation needful needle scar nevus nick no depth no water notch oats obliterate off the cuff overwork paint paint a picture parody pasturage pasture patch pattes de mouche pencil pepper perorate pet food picture picturize pierce pimple pinprick pit pleat plow pock pockmark point polishing polka dot port-wine mark port-wine stain portray pothookery pothooks pothooks and hangers pour it on prick prickle print provender punch punctuate puncture purse pustule quarry rabbet rake rasp rasping raze reject rend rent resolve riddle rifle rifling rift rind rip rough rub off rub out rubbing away ruck rule out run rupture rut sandblasting sanding sap satisfactory savage scab scald scar scarification scarify scoop scoop out scorch score scoring scotch scouring scrabble scranch scrap scraping scratch feed scratch out scratching scrattle scrawl scribbling scribe scrimp scrub scrubbing scrunch scuff sculpture scumble seal seam sebaceous cyst second-degree burn shade shallowness shining shoaliness shovel silage sink sketch skin slash slashing slave slightness slit slops smash smoothing snarl snore sore spade speck speckle splash split splotch sponge sponge out spot sprain stab stab wound stain stamp start stencil stick stigma stigmatize sting stipple stippling stop strain straw strawberry mark streak stria striate striation strike strike off strike out stripe stuff stumpy sty sufficient sulcation sulcus superficiality superficies surface swag sweat swill tattoo tattoo mark tear terminate third-degree burn thrill tick tick off tingle tint tittle tool tooling trace track trauma traumatize travesty trench triviality trough tunnel twang twist type-cutting underline underscore unplanned unpremeditated unprepared up to scratch up to snuff veneer verruca vesicle wale wampum warp wart watermark weal wear wearing away well-worn groove welt wen wheat whitehead wind up wipe out work hard work late work overtime wound wounds immedicable wrench wrinkle write

Noun(30 words)

lettuce lolly loot lovely jubbly lucre mark mazoola money moola moolah mozzarella muck pelf prick quelbe scar scrape scraping scratch line scratching

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scribble scrill shekels simoleons slit start starting line sugar wampum wonga

Verb(7 words)

rub scrabble scrape scrape up scratch up scrub strike

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

10 relation types

More general

48 entries

accumulate adjoin amass blemish cancel carve challenger chip at collect competition competitor compile contact contender defect defer

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Synonyms

13 entries

abrasion boodle cancel chicken feed engrave fungi incision rub scrape scrattle scribble start strike

dbpedia influenced_by

2 entries

logo smalltalk

derived

51 entries

Old Scratch Scratcher cat scratch cat scratch disease cat-scratch fever chicken scratch come to the scratch head-scratching needle scratch no great scratch scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds scratch a liberal and you'll find a fascist scratch a living scratch an itch scratch and sniff scratch below the surface

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has context

10 entries

billiards computing cycling from scratchpad golf music programming slang sports us

is a

4 entries

blemish handicap programming language rival

manner of

1 entries

incise

motivated by_goal

1 entries

itch

related to

55 entries

aberration assembled board boxing cats chicken claw cross out crossfader cut delete depart discus disruption educational excoriation

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similar

2 entries

engrave etch

Translations

334 translations across 80 languages.

Albanian

4 entries

grith verb (irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing)
gërric verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
gërrith verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
gërryej verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

ἀμυχή noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
κνήθω verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
κνίζω verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)
ξύω verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Arabic

3 entries

خربش verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
خَرْبَش verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
خَرْبَشَ verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Armenian

3 entries

ճանկռել verb (rub the skin with rough material)
քերծել verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
քորել verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Assamese

1 entries

আঁচোৰ verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Azerbaijani

3 entries

cızıq noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
cızmaq verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
qaşımaq verb (rub the skin with rough material)

Belarusian

3 entries

дра́піна noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
дра́паць verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
часа́ць verb (rub the skin with rough material)

Bulgarian

4 entries

драскоти́на noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
мангизи noun (money)
чеса́не noun (an act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation)
дра́скам verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Burmese

1 entries

ကုတ် verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Catalan

4 entries

esgarrap noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
esgarrapada noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
esgarrinxada noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
arpejar verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

刮 verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)
𢯎 verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

划 verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
抓 verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
搔 verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Czech

4 entries

škrábanec noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
šrám noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
poškrabat verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
škrábat verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Danish

2 entries

ridse noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
klø verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Dutch

4 entries

centen noun (money)
kras noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
krabbelen verb (write or draw hastily or awkwardly)
krabben verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Esperanto

2 entries

grato noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
grati verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Estonian

3 entries

kratsima verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
kriimustama verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)
sügama verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Faroese

4 entries

klóra verb (dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure)
rispa verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
skava verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
skriða verb (rub the skin with rough material)

Finnish

4 entries

naarmu noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
raapiminen noun (an act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation)
raha noun (money)
viiru noun (disruption or mark on a surface)

French

4 entries

blé noun (money)
flouze noun (money)
grisbi noun (money)
pognon noun (money)

Galician

4 entries

amata noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
rabuñada noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
rabuño noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
rascada noun (disruption or mark on a surface)

Georgian

3 entries

გაკაწვრა verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
კაწვრა verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
ფხაჭნა verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

German

4 entries

Kratzer noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
kratzen verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
kratzen verb (rub the skin with rough material)
kratzen verb (dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure)

Greek

4 entries

γρατζουνιά noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
ξύνω verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
ξύνω verb (rub the skin with rough material)
σβήνω verb (remove, ignore, or delete)

Gujarati

1 entries

ખંજવાળવું verb (rub the skin with rough material)

Hebrew

4 entries

שְׂרִיטָה noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
גֵּרֵד verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
שָׂרַט verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)
שָׂרַט verb (dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure)

Hindi

1 entries

नोचना verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Hungarian

4 entries

karc noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
karcolás noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
megvakarás noun (an act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation)
vakarás noun (an act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation)

Indonesian

1 entries

garuk verb (rub the skin with rough material)

Ingrian

4 entries

karsia verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
karsittaa verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
kraamia verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
kraapata verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Irish

3 entries

cuir ar ceal verb (remove, ignore, or delete)
scríob verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
tochais verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Italian

4 entries

graffio noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
grana noun (money)
grattamento noun (an act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation)
incrinatura noun (disruption or mark on a surface)

Japanese

1 entries

引っ掻く verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Kashubian

1 entries

drapac verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Khmer

2 entries

ថ្នស់ noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
អេះ verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Korean

2 entries

긁다 verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
할퀴다 verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Ladino

2 entries

araskar verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
areskunyar verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Latin

4 entries

annullare verb (remove, ignore, or delete)
scabo verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)
scabō verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
scabō verb (rub the skin with rough material)

Lombard

1 entries

grattà verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Lushootseed

1 entries

ʔix̌ verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Macedonian

1 entries

драска verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Malay

1 entries

menggaru verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Marathi

1 entries

खाजवणे verb (rub the skin with rough material)

Māori

4 entries

ope verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
raku verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
rakuraku verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
rapi verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Nivkh

1 entries

ӽарпть verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

klore verb (dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure)
kløne verb (dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure)
skrape verb (dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure)

Occitan

2 entries

gratar verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
rascar verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Old Galician-Portuguese

1 entries

coçar verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Oromo

1 entries

hooquu verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

قازیمق verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
قازیمق verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)
چیزمك verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)
چیزمك verb (write or draw hastily or awkwardly)

Persian

2 entries

خراش noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
خراشیدن verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Schraum noun (disruption or mark on a surface)

Polish

4 entries

rysa noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
zadrapanie noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
drapać verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
drapnąć verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Portuguese

4 entries

arranhão noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
risco noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
apagar verb (remove, ignore, or delete)
arranhar verb (rub the skin with rough material)

Quechua

3 entries

hallp'iy verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)
hasp'iy verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)
silluy verb (dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure)

Rapa Nui

1 entries

raku verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Romanian

3 entries

scărpina verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
zgâria verb (rub the skin with rough material)
zgâria verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)

Romansch

3 entries

sgriffel noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
sgrattar verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
sgrifflar verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)

Russian

4 entries

ба́бки noun (money)
цара́пина noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
чеса́ние noun (an act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation)
вы́черкнуть verb (remove, ignore, or delete)

Sanskrit

1 entries

रदति verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

sgrìobadh noun (disruption or mark on a surface)

Slovak

1 entries

škrabať verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Spanish

4 entries

arañazo noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
rayadura noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
arañar verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)
arañar verb (dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure)

Sundanese

1 entries

garo verb (rub the skin with rough material)

Swedish

4 entries

repa noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
rivsår noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
klösa verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
riva verb (dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure)

Sylheti

1 entries

ꠀꠌ꠆ꠞꠣꠘꠤ verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Tagalog

2 entries

kagkag verb (rub the skin with rough material)
kamot verb (rub the skin with rough material)

Tetum

1 entries

koi verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Thai

1 entries

เกา verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Tibetan

1 entries

སྦར་བྲད་བརྒྱབ verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Turkish

4 entries

çizik noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
kaşındırmak verb (rub the skin with rough material)
çizmek verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
çizmek verb (mark a surface with a sharp object)

Ukrainian

4 entries

дря́пина noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
подря́пина noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
дря́пати verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
чу́хати verb (rub the skin with rough material)

Vietnamese

3 entries

vết cào noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
vết xước noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
gãi verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Welsh

1 entries

crafu verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

West Flemish

2 entries

schartn verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
skartn verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Yakut

1 entries

тыҥырахтаа verb (dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure)

Yao

1 entries

kumwaga verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Yiddish

2 entries

צעקראַצן verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
קראַצן verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Zazaki

4 entries

derben noun (money)
wereynayen noun (an act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation)
çığiz noun (disruption or mark on a surface)
anten verb (write or draw hastily or awkwardly)

Zealandic

3 entries

kraeuwe verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)
kraeuwe verb (rub the skin with rough material)
krasse verb (rub a surface with a sharp object)

Sample sentences

45 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Don't scratch your mosquito bite. It'll get inflamed.

Source: tatoeba (23595)

The cat will scratch you if you provoke it.

Source: tatoeba (50061)

There's a scratch here. Could you give me a discount?

Source: tatoeba (61740)

Kouji was lucky; his traffic accident left only a minor scratch on the side of his car.

Source: tatoeba (62334)

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