scratch up

verb

To scratch the surface of (something) thoroughly.

Similar
scratchscrape
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Meanings

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

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

  1. transitiveTo scratch the surface of (something) thoroughly.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcut the surface of; wear away the surface of

Similar
scratchscrape
Broader
incise
Also see
scrapescratch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

scratch up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20up

MLA

“scratch up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20up. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scratch up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20up.

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