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scratch
verb [I or T] (REMOVE) /skrætʃ/Definition
› to remove yourself or another person or an animal from a competition before the start: The world champion scratched from the 800 metres after falling ill three hours earlier. They scratched the horse from the race because she had become lame.Removing and extractingScoring, winning and losing in sportWinning and defeatingLosing and being defeated
(Definition of scratch verb (REMOVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blinder noun (GOOD PERFORMANCE)
- blow sb/sth away phrasal verb
- crash out phrasal verb (LOSE)
- crown noun (HEAD COVERING)
- fell verb (CUT DOWN)
- grand slam noun (WINNING EVERYTHING)
- hammering noun (DEFEAT)
- knock sb out phrasal verb (DEFEAT)
- lap verb (IN RACING)
- offence noun
- outdistance verb
- outrun verb
- record noun (BEST)
- reel sth off phrasal verb (SPORT)
- second adverb
- second ordinal number, determiner
- shutout noun
- walloping noun
- win noun
- won verb
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