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Scratch

🔄 Synonyms of "Scratch"

21 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
marknoun	(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
fretverb	(transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
chafenoun	(transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
fraynoun	(transitive) (also figuratively) To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.
scrapeverb	(ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
scrawlnoun	(transitive) To write something hastily or illegibly.
abrasionnoun	The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
excoriationnoun	A severe verbal denouncing.
incisionnoun	A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
scrapingnoun	(computing) Automated collection of data, data scraping.
notchnoun	(informal) A level or degree.
rubverb	(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
scratchingnoun	The act or sound of something being scratched.
scarnoun	A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.
dentnoun	A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
cacographynoun	Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
scribbleverb	(ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
chicken feednoun	Food (usually grain) given to poultry.
scratch upverb	(transitive) To scratch the surface of (something) thoroughly.
itchnoun	A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
slitnoun	A narrow cut or opening; a slot.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scratch"

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Word	Definition
scrapingnoun	(computing) Automated collection of data, data scraping.
itchnoun	A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
scrapeverb	(ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
chafenoun	(transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
abrasionnoun	The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
excoriationnoun	A severe verbal denouncing.
rubverb	(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
slitnoun	A narrow cut or opening; a slot.
pricknoun	A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
fretverb	(transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
scarnoun	A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.
notchnoun	(informal) A level or degree.
fraynoun	(transitive) (also figuratively) To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.
marknoun	(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
incisionnoun	A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
scrawlnoun	(transitive) To write something hastily or illegibly.
scribbleverb	(ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
dentnoun	A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
cacographynoun	Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
chicken feednoun	Food (usually grain) given to poultry.