scratching out

  • 1Scratching — is also a present participle of scratch , and may also refer to a form of street art Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while manipulating the… …

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  • 2Scratching — Scratch Scratch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scratched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scratching}.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE. scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n, G. kratzen, OD. kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3scratching — n. act of scraping; act of making a small cut; act of scraping with the fingernails to relieve an itch; act of making a grating sound; act of scribbling; process of obtaining with difficulty; act of deleting skrætʃ n. scrape, abrasion; cut,… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 4scratch out — verb strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out scratch out my name on that list • Syn: ↑cut out • Hypernyms: ↑erase, ↑rub out, ↑score out, ↑efface, ↑wipe off …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 5scratch out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms scratch out : present tense I/you/we/they scratch out he/she/it scratches out present participle scratching out past tense scratched out past participle scratched out to remove a word from a sentence or… …

    English dictionary

  • 6turn out — {v.} 1. To make leave or go away. * /His father turned him out of the house./ * /If you don t behave, you will be turned out./ Compare: THROW OUT. 2. To turn inside out; empty. * /He turned out his pockets looking for the money./ * /Robbers… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 7turn out — {v.} 1. To make leave or go away. * /His father turned him out of the house./ * /If you don t behave, you will be turned out./ Compare: THROW OUT. 2. To turn inside out; empty. * /He turned out his pockets looking for the money./ * /Robbers… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 8turn\ out — v 1. To make leave or go away. His father turned him out of the house. If you don t behave, you will be turned out. Compare: throw out 2. To turn inside out; empty. He turned out his pockets looking for the money. Robbers turned out all the… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 9…And Out Come the Wolves — Infobox Album | Name = …And Out Come the Wolves Type = Album Artist = Rancid Released = August 22, 1995 Recorded = February May 1995 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California and Electric Lady Studios in New York City Length = 49:39 Label =… …

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  • 10grow out of — {v. phr.} 1. To outgrow; become too mature for. * /As a child he had a habit of scratching his chin all the time, but he grew out of it./ 2. To result from; arise. * /Tom s illness grew out of his tendency to overwork and neglect his health./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms