(music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
(billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
(billiards, dated, US) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.
To dig or excavate with the claws.
To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
Noun
(countable) A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
(sports)
A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
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 throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
(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.
A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
(music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
(computing) Relating to a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
(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.
