1. to make marks on a surface with something sharp or rough
2. to rub or scrape with fingernails to relieve itching
3. to cancel or remove from consideration

1. a mark or wound made by scratching
2. the starting point in a race or competition

1. assembled hastily from whatever is available

Examples

• The cat will scratch the furniture if you don’t trim its claws.
• Don’t scratch that mosquito bite or it will get worse.
• She had to scratch her name from the tournament due to injury.
• There’s a deep scratch on the car door.
• The golfer started from scratch with no handicap.
• We put together a scratch team for the game.
• He scratched his head while thinking about the problem.
• The record has a scratch that makes it skip.