scratch

Pronunciation: /skɹæt͡ʃ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
  2. noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
  3. noun informal terms for money

Etymology

From Middle English scracchen, of uncertain origin. Probably a blend of Middle English scratten (“to scratch”) and cracchen (“to scratch”). More at scrat and cratch.

In classic literature

Synonyms

abrasion, scrape, excoriation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
wound
Narrower (hyponyms)
graze, rope burn

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