Noun

• S: (n) scrape (scrape%1:11:00::), scraping (scraping%1:11:00::), scratch (scratch%1:11:00::), scratching (scratching%1:11:00::) (a harsh noise made by scraping) "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"

Verb

• S: (v) rub (rub%2:35:01::), fray (fray%2:35:01::), fret (fret%2:35:00::), chafe (chafe%2:35:01::), scratch (scratch%2:35:03::) (cause friction) "my sweater scratches"
• S: (v) scratch (scratch%2:35:00::), scrape (scrape%2:35:02::), scratch up (scratch_up%2:35:00::) (cut the surface of; wear away the surface of)
• S: (v) rub (rub%2:39:00::), scratch (scratch%2:39:00::), itch (itch%2:39:01::) (scrape or rub as if to relieve itching) "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
• S: (v) cancel (cancel%2:41:03::), call off (call_off%2:41:00::), scratch (scratch%2:41:00::), scrub (scrub%2:41:00::) (postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled) "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
• S: (v) strike (strike%2:35:08::), scratch (scratch%2:35:07::), expunge (expunge%2:35:00::), excise (excise%2:35:00::) (remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line) "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
• S: (v) scrape (scrape%2:35:03::), scrape up (scrape_up%2:35:00::), scratch (scratch%2:35:05::), come up (come_up%2:35:02::) (gather (money or other resources) together over time) "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"
• S: (v) scratch (scratch%2:35:04::), engrave (engrave%2:35:00::), grave (grave%2:35:00::), inscribe (inscribe%2:35:00::) (carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface) "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"