SCRATCH OUT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

scratch out my name on that list

Synonyms:

cut out; scratch out

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "scratch out" is one way to...):

efface; erase; rub out; score out; wipe off (remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP