Scuff vs. Scratch

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Scuffverb

To scrape the feet while walking.

Scuffverb

To hit lightly, to brush against.

Scuffverb

To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.

Scuffnoun

A mark left by scuffing or scraping.

Scuffnoun

The back part of the neck; the scruff.

Scuffverb

To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.

Scuffnoun

a slipper that has no fitting around the heel

Scuffnoun

the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)

Scuffverb

walk without lifting the feet

Scuffverb

get or become scuffed;

Scuffverb

mar by scuffing;

Scuffverb

poke at with the foot or toe

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).

Scratchverb

To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.

Scratchverb

Hence, to remove, ignore or delete.

Scratchverb

(music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).

Scratchverb

(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.

Scratchnoun

An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.

Scratchnoun

(sports)

Scratchnoun

A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.

Scratchnoun

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.

Scratchnoun

(billiards) An aberration.

Scratchnoun

(slang) Money.

Scratchnoun

A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.

Scratchnoun

(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.

Scratchverb

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.

Scratchnoun

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

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

Scratchverb

make (a mark or hole) by scoring a surface with a sharp or pointed object

Scratchverb

write (something) hurriedly or awkwardly.

Scratchverb

remove (something) from something else by pulling a sharp implement over it

Scratchverb

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

Scratchverb

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

Scratchverb

(of a competitor) withdraw from a competition

Scratchverb

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

Scratchnoun

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.

Scratchnoun

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

Scratchnoun

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

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