LEARNit Dictionary

scratch

verb
B2+
1
B2+
to rub your skin with your nails, usually because it is itching
خاراندن
2
B2+
to cut or damage your skin slightly with something sharp
خراشیدن, خراش دادن, چنگ زدن, خراش آوردن
I'd scratched my leg and it was bleeding.
Does the cat scratch?
She scratched herself on a nail.
3
B2+
to damage the surface of something, especially by accident, by making thin shallow marks on it
خراشیدن, خراش دادن, خش انداختن, خط انداختن
Be careful not to scratch the furniture.
The car's paintwork is badly scratched.
4
C1+
to make or remove a mark, etc. on something deliberately, by rubbing it with something hard or sharp
خراشیدن, خط انداختن
They scratched lines in the dirt to mark out a pitch.
Some graffiti had been scratched on the back of the door.
We scratched some of the dirt away.
(figurative)You can scratch my name off the list.
5
C1+
to make an annoying noise by rubbing something with something sharp
خراشیدن, خراش دادن, صدادار خراشیدن
His pen scratched away on the paper.
We could hear mice scratching behind the wall.
The dog kept scratching at the door to go out.
6
to make enough money to live on, but with difficulty
امرار معاش کردن, زحمت کشیدن برای امرار معاش, دست و پا زدن, کار کردن صرفاً برای بقا, با مشقت زندگی کردن
75% of the population scratch a living from the soil.
7
to decide that something cannot happen or somebody/something cannot take part in something, before it starts
حذف کردن, خط زدن, کنار گذاشتن, منتفی کردن
to scratch a rocket launch
The horse was scratched from the race because of injury.
She had scratched because of a knee injury.
noun
B2+
1
B2+
a mark, a cut or an injury made by scratching somebody’s skin or the surface of something
خراش, خراشیدگی
2
the unpleasant sound of something sharp or rough being rubbed against a surface
صدای خراشیدن, صدای ساییدن, صدای خش
3
the act of scratching a part of your body when it itches
خاراندن
Go on, have a good scratch!
adjective
1
put together in a hurry using whatever people or materials are available
سرهم‌بندی کردن
2
with no handicap
بدون امتیاز اضافی, بدون مزیت
a scratch player