scratch

Pronunciation

• enPR: skrăch, IPA ^(key): /skrætʃ/

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Noun

Singular scratch

Plural scratches

1. (countable) A scratch is a mark made by a sharp object against another object.

   I found a scratch on my car, so I had to get paint to cover it.

2. If something is made from scratch, then it was made without anything that existed or was prepared before.

   It took us all afternoon to make the pizzas from scratch.

Verb

Plain form scratch

Third-person singular scratches

Past tense scratched

Past participle scratched

Present participle scratching

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you scratch you use a sharp object to make a mark on another object.
2. (transitive & intransitive) If you scratch you rub a part of your body, because you feel an itch.

   I scratched my back as it felt very itchy.