scratch

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To rub or scrape the skin with fingernails or claws, typically to relieve itching.

• Don't scratch that mosquito bite or it will get worse.
• The cat scratched at the door to be let in.
• I have to scratch my back—it's so itchy.
• Archaeologists must carefully scratch away layers of sediment to reveal artifacts without causing damage to fragile remains.
• The initial hypothesis was abandoned when experimental results failed to even scratch the surface of explaining the anomaly.
• Dermatologists warn that patients with eczema who scratch affected areas risk developing secondary bacterial infections.

Eş anlamlılar: scrape, claw, itch, rub

Keskin veya pürüzlü bir şeyle yüzeyde iz veya sığ kesik yapmak

To make a mark or shallow cut on a surface with something sharp or rough.

• Be careful not to scratch the table when you move the lamp.
• Someone scratched my car in the parking lot.
• The key scratched the paint on the door.

Eş anlamlılar: scrape, score, gouge, mark

Zıt anlamlılar: smooth, polish

Kaşıyarak yapılan iz veya yara; ince, sığ bir kesik veya sıyrık

A mark or wound made by scratching; a thin, shallow cut or abrasion.

• There's a scratch on the screen of my phone.
• It's just a scratch—nothing serious.
• The cat left several scratches on my arm.

Eş anlamlılar: scrape, mark, abrasion, cut

Bir yarışmada başlangıç noktası veya taban çizgisi, özellikle avantaj verilmediğinde

The starting point or baseline in a competition, especially when no advantage is given.

• We're starting from scratch on this project.
• He built his business from scratch.
• The recipe is made from scratch, not from a mix.

Eş anlamlılar: starting point, baseline, zero

Zıt anlamlılar: handicap, advantage