scratch, v.
(scratched, scratches, scratching)
freq. cnt. 18
(scratched, scratches, scratching)
freq. cnt. 18
cause friction
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1
chafe fray fret rub scratch
sample sentences
"my sweater scratches"verb frames
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Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
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Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
Something ----s somebody
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Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
Something ----s somebody
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hypernym
cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1
scrape scratch scratch up
verb frames
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also see
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
itch rub scratch
sample sentences
"Don't scratch your insect bites!"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s something
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carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
engrave grave inscribe scratch
sample sentences
"engrave a pen""engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name"
"the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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gather (money or other resources) together over time
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
come up scrape scrape up scratch
sample sentences
"She had scraped together enough money for college""they scratched a meager living"
verb frames
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hyponym
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
excise expunge scratch strike
sample sentences
"Please strike this remark from the record""scratch that remark"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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hypernym
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1
call off cancel scratch scrub
sample sentences
"Call off the engagement""cancel the dinner party"
"we had to scrub our vacation plans"
"scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
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entailment