Scratch vs. Nick
Scratchverb
To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
Scratchverb
To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation.
Scratchverb
For a man, when kissing someone, to irritate the skin of that person with one's unshaven beard.
Scratchverb
To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
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To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
Scratchverb
Hence, to remove, ignore or delete.
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(music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
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(billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
Scratchverb
To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
Scratchverb
To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.
Scratchverb
To dig or excavate with the claws.
Scratchverb
To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
Scratchnoun
(countable) A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
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An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
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(sports)
Scratchnoun
A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
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A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
Scratchnoun
(cycling) The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
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(billiards) An aberration.
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(slang) Money.
Scratchnoun
A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
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(in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
Scratchnoun
A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
Scratchnoun
(music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
Scratchadjective
For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
Scratchadjective
Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
Scratchadjective
Relating to a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
Scratchadjective
(sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
Scratchverb
To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like.
Scratchverb
To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.
Scratchverb
To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; - often with out.
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To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.
Scratchverb
To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.
Scratchverb
To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
Scratchnoun
A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision.
Scratchnoun
A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch.
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Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
Scratchnoun
A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
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A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.
Scratchnoun
In various sports, the line from which the start is made, except in the case of contestants receiving a distance handicap.
Scratchadjective
Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards.
Scratchnoun
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Scratchnoun
a depression scratched or carved into a surface
Scratchnoun
informal terms for money
Scratchnoun
dry mash for poultry
Scratchnoun
a harsh noise made by scraping;
Scratchnoun
poor handwriting
Scratchnoun
an indication of damage
Scratchverb
cause friction;
Scratchverb
cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Scratchverb
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;
Scratchverb
score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object
Scratchverb
make a long, narrow superficial wound in the skin of
Scratchverb
rub (a part of one's body) with one's fingernails to relieve itching
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make (a mark or hole) by scoring a surface with a sharp or pointed object
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write (something) hurriedly or awkwardly.
Scratchverb
remove (something) from something else by pulling a sharp implement over it
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make a rasping or grating noise by scraping something over a hard surface
Scratchverb
(of a bird or mammal, especially a chicken) rake the ground with the beak or claws in search of food
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search for (someone or something that is hard to locate or find)
Scratchverb
accomplish (something) with great effort or difficulty
Scratchverb
make a living with difficulty
Scratchverb
cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil
Scratchverb
withdraw (a competitor) from a competition
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(of a competitor) withdraw from a competition
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cancel or abandon (an undertaking or project)
Scratchverb
play a record using the scratch technique.
Scratchnoun
a mark or wound made by scratching
Scratchnoun
a slight or insignificant wound or injury
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an act or spell of scratching oneself to relieve itching
Scratchnoun
a rasping or grating noise produced by something rubbing against a hard surface
Scratchnoun
a rough hiss, caused by the friction of the stylus in the groove, heard when a record is played.
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a technique, used especially in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forwards to give a rhythmic scratching effect
Scratchnoun
(in sport) the starting point in a race for a competitor that is not given a handicap or advantage
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a handicap of zero, indicating that a player is good enough to achieve par on a course
Scratchnoun
money
Scratchadjective
assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality
Scratchadjective
(of a sports competitor or event) with no handicap given
Nicknoun
A small cut in a surface.
Nicknoun
A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
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A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.
Nicknoun
Senses connoting something small.
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(cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch.
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(genetics) One of the single-stranded DNA segments produced during nick translation.
Nicknoun
(real tennis) The point where the wall of the court meets the floor.
Nicknoun
In the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.
Nicknoun
A police station or prison.
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(Internet) lang=en
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(archaic) A nix or water]] spirit.
Nickverb
(transitive) To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
Nickverb
(transitive) To make ragged or uneven, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to deface, to mar.
Nickverb
To make a crosscut or cuts on the underside of (the tail of a horse, in order to make the animal carry it higher).
Nickverb
To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
Nickverb
(transitive) To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.
Nickverb
To hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection.
Nickverb
To throw or turn up (a number when playing dice); to hit upon.
Nickverb
To steal.
Nickverb
To arrest.
Nickverb
To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.
Nicknoun
An evil spirit of the waters.
Nicknoun
A notch cut into something
Nicknoun
A broken or indented place in any edge or surface; as, nicks in a china plate; a nick in the table top.
Nicknoun
A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
Nickverb
To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc.
Nickverb
To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to create a nick{2} in, deliberately or accidentally; as, to nick the rim of a teacup.
Nickverb
To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
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To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.
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To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail of a horse, in order to make him carry it higher).
Nickverb
To nickname; to style.
Nicknoun
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
Nicknoun
a small cut
Nickverb
cut slightly, with a razor;
Nickverb
cut a nick into
Nickverb
divide or reset the tail muscles of;
Nickverb
mate successfully; of livestock
Nicknoun
a small cut or notch
Nicknoun
prison
Nicknoun
a police station
Nicknoun
the junction between the floor and side walls in a squash court or real tennis court.
Nickverb
make a nick or nicks in
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steal
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cheat someone of (a sum of money)
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arrest (someone)
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go quickly or surreptitiously
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depart; go away
Nick
Nick is a masculine given name. It is also often encountered as a short form (hypocorism) of the given names Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikola, Nicolai or Nicodemus.
