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Results for: "scratch"

Translating from English to Vietnamese

Translations:

scratch — rub a surface with a sharp object
→ gãi
scratch — disruption or mark on a surface
→ vết xước
→ vết cào

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (10)

1. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off;
[syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation]

2. a depression scratched or carved into a surface;
[syn: incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent]

3. informal terms for money;
[syn: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum]

4. a competitor who has withdrawn from competition;

5. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game;
[syn: start, starting line, scratch, scratch line]

6. dry mash for poultry;
[syn: chicken feed, scratch]

7. a harsh noise made by scraping;
- Example: "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
[syn: scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching]

8. poor handwriting;
[syn: scribble, scratch, scrawl, cacography]

9. (golf) a handicap of zero strokes;
- Example: "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course"

10. an indication of damage;
[syn: scratch, scrape, scar, mark]


VERB (7)

1. cause friction;
- Example: "my sweater scratches"
[syn: rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch]

2. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of;
[syn: scratch, scrape, scratch up]

3. scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;
- Example: "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
[syn: rub, scratch, itch]

4. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled;
- Example: "Call off the engagement"
- Example: "cancel the dinner party"
- Example: "we had to scrub our vacation plans"
- Example: "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
[syn: cancel, call off, scratch, scrub]

5. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line;
- Example: "Please strike this remark from the record"
- Example: "scratch that remark"
[syn: strike, scratch, expunge, excise]

6. gather (money or other resources) together over time;
- Example: "She had scraped together enough money for college"
- Example: "they scratched a meager living"
[syn: scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up]

7. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface;
- Example: "engrave a pen"
- Example: "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"
- Example: "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
[syn: scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe]