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scratch

[skrach] / skrætʃ /
NOUN
small cut or mark
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blemish laceration scrape
STRONG
gash graze hurt score
WEAK
claw mark
VERB
cut; make a mark on
Synonyms
STRONGEST
claw etch graze rub scrape scrawl scribble
STRONG
damage grate incise lacerate mark prick rasp scarify score
Antonyms
STRONG
mend
WEAK
heal
VERB
cancel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delete pull pull out withdraw
STRONG
annul eliminate erase strike
Antonyms
STRONG
keep
WEAK
schedule set up

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"ALL I DO IS SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH" Im enclosin a blank slip they gave out today.

From "Same old Bill, eh Mable!" by Breck, G. William

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