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Meanings of scratch in English

Portuguese
abrasão
Catalan
rascada
Spanish
roce
Wikidata

An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off.

abrasão
Portuguese
massa
Catalan
quartos
Spanish
pasta

Informal terms for money.

massa
Catalan
rascada

A depression scratched or carved into a surface.

rascada
Catalan
scratch
Spanish
chirriante

A harsh noise made by scraping.

scratch
Synonyms
Examples for "scratching"
Examples for "scratching"
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But officials acknowledge they are barely scratching the surface of the problem.
Reuters
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The only sound was the scratching of the pens over the paper.
International Short Stories: French
3
I said, scratching behind his ears just the way he liked it.
Hot six
4
Webmonkey: Many successful web applications start with developers scratching their own itch.
Wired
5
In your incident report from last night, you didn't mention scratching him.
Raging Heat
1
He is in second year at the moment and is scraping by.
The Irish Times
2
The children were busy scraping potatoes; she waited impatiently at the door.
Selected Polish Tales
3
He heard the scraping of the quill on paper and he spun.
Blood and Bone
4
A slight scraping noise arose from the open window to his right.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
5
Pirenne's stylus made the faintest scraping sound as it raced across paper.
Foundation
Usage of scratch in English
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The change would allow companies to build new commercial airports from scratch.
Reuters
2
Problem is, with a new virus, scientists have to start from scratch.
News.com.au
3
This company was started from scratch and was delivered within a year.
The Irish Times
4
Or he'll take a new sheet of paper and start from scratch.
Making toast
5
The South Sudan government had to almost build the country from scratch.
The Guardian
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The financial system, they add, needs to be rebuilt almost from scratch.
Reuters
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Food for thought Start preparing meals from scratch or buy healthy meals.
The South African
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Germany took over the task of recreating the police almost from scratch.
Reuters
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Generally, landlords have 15 years to bring their buildings up to scratch.
Radio NZ
10
Rebuilding a state from scratch is likely to be a bigger challenge.
Reuters
11
The Atlanta area had escaped the general devastation almost without a scratch.
Moonfall
12
We had to build a new infrastructure company from scratch, says Atkinson.
The Irish Times
13
Did you ever wish you could start from scratch with your house?
The Irish Times
14
Until, of course, Apple needs to rethink the OS from scratch again.
Wired
15
The key point is that Alchemy doesn't have to learn from scratch.
The Master Algorithm
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A few days ago, however, she felt a scratch on her tongue.
The Irish Times