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scratching (encz) | scratching,škrábání	n:		Zdeněk Brož |  
Scratching (gcide) | Scratch \Scratch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scratched; p. pr. & vb.
    n. Scratching.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE.
    scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n, G. kratzen, OD.
    kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to
    rake, to scratch, Dan. kradse to scratch, to scrape, Icel.
    krota to engrave. Cf. Grate to rub.]
    1. 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.
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             Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch
             glass.                                --Grew.
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             Be mindful, when invention fails,
             To scratch your head, and bite your nails. --Swift.
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    2. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly. "Scratch out a
       pamphlet." --Swift.
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    3. 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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    4. To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals
       scratch holes, in which they burrow.
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    To scratch a ticket, to cancel one or more names of
       candidates on a party ballot; to refuse to vote the party
       ticket in its entirety. [U. S.]
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Scratching (gcide) | Scratching \Scratch"ing\, adv.
    With the action of scratching.
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scratching (wn) | scratching
     n 1: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows
          distracted her" [syn: scrape, scraping, scratch,
          scratching] |  
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