scratch



scratch

1. n. money. I just don’t have the scratch.
2. tv. to eliminate something from a list; to cancel something. We decided to scratch the idea of a new car. The old one will have to do.
3. mod. impromptu; temporary. (see also pickup.) We started a scratch game of basketball, but most of the girls had to leave at dinnertime.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tymoteuszti-maw-TE-uwshPolish
Madalenamə-də-LE-nəPortuguese
Mwenye-Eastern African, Swahili
IndyIN-dee (English)Popular Culture
Valentine['væləntain]
Alexandrina[.æligza:n'dri:nə]