2. n. (in the plural) The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
3. n. (informal) Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
persons of the same political stripe
4. n. A long narrow mark left by striking with a lash or rod; by extension, such a stroke.
5. n. (weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
6. v. To mark with stripes.
7. v. To lash with a whip or strap.
8. v. (transitive, computing) To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.
1. adj. Qui consiste de travaux préliminaires, incomplets, à l'état d'ébauche.
This is scratch paper, so go ahead and scribble whatever you want on it.
Ce document est à l'état d'ébauche, donc n'hésite pas et griffonne ce que tu veux dessus.
2. adj. Qui est assemblé avec hâte, fait promptement ou construit avec les matériaux à disposition, avec peu voire aucune préparation.
3. adj. (Informatique) Qui concerne la structure des données ou le moyen d'enregistrement relié à une machine afin de la tester ou d'en faire un usage temporaire.
4. adj. (Sport) Qui est d'un niveau suffisament élevé pour jouer sans handicap, c'est-à-dire qui peut jouer sans avoir le bénéfice d'une variation dans la notation de ses performances sur la base de ses capacités.
5. n. Égratignure.
It's just a scratch. I hardly felt it.
C'est juste une égratignure. Je l'ai à peine sentie.
1. v. To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
Could you please scratch my back?
2. v. To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation.
I don't like that new scarf because it scratches my neck.
3. v. For a man, when kissing someone, to irritate the skin of that person with one's unshaven beard.
4. v. To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
A real diamond can easily scratch a pane of glass.
5. v. To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
6. v. Hence, to remove, ignore or delete.
Scratch what I said earlier; I was wrong.
When the favorite was scratched from the race, there was a riot at the betting windows.
7. v. (music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
8. v. (billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
Embarrassingly, he scratched on the break, popping the cue completely off the table.
9. v. (billiards, dated, US) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
10. v. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.
11. v. To dig or excavate with the claws.
Some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.
12. v. To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
The cat scratched the little girl because she was playing with it too hard.
13. n. A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
I can’t believe there is a scratch in the paint already.
Her skin was covered with tiny scratches.
14. n. An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
The dog sat up and had a good scratch.
15. n. sports
16. n. A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
17. n. A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer th
18. n. (cycling) The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
19. n. (billiards) An aberration.
20. n. # A foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
21. n. # (archaic, US, slang) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.
22. n. (slang) Money.
23. n. A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
24. n. (in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
25. n. A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
26. n. (music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
27. adj. For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
This is scratch paper, so go ahead and scribble whatever you want on it.
28. adj. Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
29. adj. (computing, from scratchpad) Relating to a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
30. adj. (sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
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