scratch out

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

scratch out - strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out; "scratch out my name on that list" cut out rub out, score out, wipe off, erase, efface - remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

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scratch

verb

1. To bring or come into abrasive contact, often with a harsh grating sound:

grate, rasp, scrape.

2. To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean.Also used with out:

annul, blot (out), cancel, cross (off or out), delete, efface, erase, expunge, obliterate, rub (out), strike (out), undo, wipe (out), x (out).

Law: vacate.

3. Slang. To decide not to go ahead with (something previously arranged):

call off, cancel.

Slang: scrub.

noun

1. An incision, a notch, or a slight cut made with or as if with a knife:

score, scotch, slash.

2. Slang. Something, such as coins or printed bills, used as a medium of exchange:

cash, currency, lucre, money.

Informal: wampum.

Slang: bread, cabbage, dough, gelt, green, jack, lettuce, long green, mazuma, moola.

Chiefly British: brass.

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Translations

klore ut

w>scratch out

vt sep → auskratzen; (= cross out) → ausstreichen

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