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View definitions for scratch

scratch

noun as in small cut or mark

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verb as in cut; make a mark on

verb as in cancel

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Example Sentences

Tasked for the first time with finding the Korean War dead, she had to start from scratch by first compiling a list of the 300 British soldiers still missing, of which 76 were buried in the cemetery in Busan.

From BBC

"If Donald Trump says 'Jump three feet high and scratch your heads,' we all jump three feet high and scratch our heads," he said.

From Salon

We prepare everything from scratch.

From Salon

But having killed off almost every character, Hwang has had to start from scratch, with a new cast and set of games, and this time audience expectations are sky high.

From BBC

UCLA’s quest to scratch and claw its way to a bowl berth after a slow start to the season continues.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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