Scratch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Scratch	by the DICT Development Group
8 results for Scratch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scratch n an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation] a depression scratched or carved into a surface Synonym(s): incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent informal terms for money Synonym(s): boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum a competitor who has withdrawn from competition a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game Synonym(s): start, starting line, scratch, scratch line dry mash for poultry Synonym(s): chicken feed, scratch a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" Synonym(s): scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching poor handwriting Synonym(s): scribble, scratch, scrawl, cacography (golf) a handicap of zero strokes; "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course" an indication of damage Synonym(s): scratch, scrape, scar, mark v cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch] cut the surface of; wear away the surface of Synonym(s): scratch, scrape, scratch up scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" Synonym(s): rub, scratch, itch postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill" Synonym(s): cancel, call off, scratch, scrub remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark" Synonym(s): strike, scratch, expunge, excise gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living" Synonym(s): scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" Synonym(s): scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scratch \Scratch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scratched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scratching}.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE. scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[omac]n, G. kratzen, OD. kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to rake, to scratch, Dan. kradse to scratch, to scrape, Icel. krota to engrave. Cf. {Grate} to rub.] 1. To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like. Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch glass. --Grew. Be mindful, when invention fails, To scratch your head, and bite your nails. --Swift. 2. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly. [bd]Scratch out a pamphlet.[b8] --Swift. 3. To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; -- often with out. 4. To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow. {To scratch a ticket}, to cancel one or more names of candidates on a party ballot; to refuse to vote the party ticket in its entirety. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scratch \Scratch\, v. i. 1. To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches. Dull, tame things, . . . that will neither bite nor scratch. --Dr. H. More. 2. (Billiards) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game. [Cant, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scratch \Scratch\, a. Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards. [Slang] {Scratch race}, one without restrictions regarding the entrance of competitors; also, one for which the competitors are chosen by lot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scratch \Scratch\, n. 1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. --Moxon. These nails with scratches deform my breast. --Prior. God forbid a shallow scratch should drive The prince of Wales from such a field as this. --Shak. 2. (Pugilistic Matches) A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch. [Cant] --Grose. 3. pl. (Far.) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy. --Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser). 4. A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head. 5. (Billiards) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke. [Cant, U. S.] {Scratch cradle}. See {Cratch cradle}, under {Cratch}. {Scratch grass} (Bot.), a climbing knotweed ({Polygonum sagittatum}) with a square stem beset with fine recurved prickles along the angles. {Scratch wig}. Same as {Scratch}, 4, above. --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scratch \Scratch\, n. In various sports, the line from which the start is made, except in the case of contestants receiving a distance handicap.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
scratch 1. [from `scratchpad'] adj. Describes a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary-use purposes; one that can be {scribble}d on without loss. Usually in the combining forms `scratch memory', `scratch register', `scratch disk', `scratch tape', `scratch volume'. See also {scratch monkey}. 2. [primarily IBM] vt. To delete (as in a file).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
scratch 1. (From "scratchpad") Describes a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary-use purposes; one that can be {scribble}d on without loss. Usually in the combining forms "scratch memory", "scratch register", "scratch disk", "scratch tape", "scratch volume". See also {scratch monkey}. 2. (primarily {IBM}) To delete (as in a file). [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-15)