OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 36420

scratch

/skɹæt͡ʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
arañazo • rayadura
A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
Her skin was covered with tiny scratches.
I can’t believe there is a scratch in the paint already.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 36419

scratch

/skɹæt͡ʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
rascar
To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
Could you please scratch my back?
arañar
To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
The cat scratched the little girl.