scratch race

noun

Any race where the winner is the first to cross the finish line.

Opposite
points race
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Meanings

nounscratch race (plural scratch races)

plural scratch races

  1. cyclingAny race where the winner is the first to cross the finish line.

    Antonyms: points race

  2. A boat race between extemporized crews rather than established rowing teams.

    A scratch race, however, was improvised on Commemoration afternoon, between the boats, apparently manned by mixed crews of all colleges.

    1889, Walter Bradford Woodgate, Boating, page 318
  3. hobbiesA catchweight horse race.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny race where the winner is the first to cross the finish line.

Opposite
points race

Translations

Polish skrecz
  • skreczrace where the winner is the first to cross the finish line
Cite this entry
APA

scratch race. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20race

MLA

“scratch race.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20race. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scratch race,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20race.

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