scratch out

verb

To remove something by scratching.

“to scratch out a meagre living”

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cut out
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Meanings

verbscratch out (third-person singular simple present scratches out, present participle scratching out, simple past and past participle scratched out)

present singular third person scratches out · participle present scratching out · participle past scratched out · past scratched out

  1. To remove something by scratching.
  2. To remove something which was written, by erasing or by putting a mark through it.
  3. To eke out; to obtain with difficulty.

    to scratch out a meagre living

Synonyms & antonyms

verbstrike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out

Similar
cut out
Broader
eraserub outscore out
Also see
cut out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German löschen, durchstreichen
  • löschento remove by scratching.
  • durchstreichento remove by erasing or putting a mark through
Cite this entry
APA

scratch out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20out

MLA

“scratch out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scratch out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20out.

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