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Synonyms for scratch

rub

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scratch about or round

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  • search (about or around)
  • hunt (about or around)
  • scrabble (about or around)
  • rummage (about or around)
  • forage (about or around)
  • fossick (about or around)
  • root about or around
  • ferret about or around
  • cast about or around
  • poke about or around
  • nose about or around
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Synonyms for scratch

to bring or come into abrasive contact, often with a harsh grating sound

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to remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean

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to decide not to go ahead with (something previously arranged)

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an incision, a notch, or a slight cut made with or as if with a knife

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something, such as coins or printed bills, used as a medium of exchange

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Synonyms for scratch

an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

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a depression scratched or carved into a surface

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a competitor who has withdrawn from competition

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a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

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dry mash for poultry

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a harsh noise made by scraping

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(golf) a handicap of zero strokes

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an indication of damage

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cause friction

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cut the surface of

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scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

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postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

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remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

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gather (money or other resources) together over time

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carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

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(In 1973, Gilder wrote an anti-feminist tract, Sexual Suicide, declaring that "the woman's place is in the home.") All were together to scratch heads about "Democracy in Virtual America." Some participants spoke of the positive technological consequences of cyber-politics: Political parties can have volunteers working from home; political meetings can be held on-line.
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