scratch off

skrætʃ ɔːf

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Conjugation

Definition of scratch off - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

removal

remove by scraping or rubbing

She scratched off the paint to reveal the wood.

erase

rub off

scrape off

elimination

eliminate from a list or plan

He scratched off the last item on his list.

delete

erase

remove

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Expressions with scratch

from scratch

adv.

using basic materials or raw ingredients

He baked the cake from scratch.

scratch out

remove or eliminate by scratching or scraping

She decided to scratch out the old address on the envelope..

chicken scratch

illegible handwriting

His notes were all in chicken scratch, impossible to read..

it's just a scratch

exp.

small mark or blemish on an object

The car is fine, it's just a scratch.

make from scratch

create something without using pre-made parts

She decided to make the cake from scratch.

only a scratch

minor injury or damage not serious

It's only a scratch, don't worry about it.

Terms with scratch off included in their meaning

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scratch ticket

gambling

lottery card with a scratch-off area

scratch game

instant win

lottery game with scratch-off tickets

Examples of scratch off in a sentence

They scratched off the old label to put on a new one.
She decided to scratch off the canceled events.
They scratched off the names of those who didn't attend.

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French:gratter, rayer, ...
German:abkratzen, streichen, ...
Italian:grattare via, eliminare, ...
Spanish:raspar, tachar, ...
Portuguese:raspar, riscar, ...
Chinese:刮掉, 划掉, ...
Japanese:こすり落とす, 削除する, ...
Arabic:كَشَطَ, شَطَبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְגָרֵד, לְהָסִיר, ...
Russian:соскоблить, вычеркивать, ...
Ukrainian:зішкрібати, викреслити, ...
Hindi:खुरच कर हटाना, हटा देना, ...
Bengali:ঘষে তুলে ফেলা, বাদ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:rascar, eliminar, ...
Czech:seškrábat, vyškrtnout, ...
Danish:skrabe af, fjerne, ...
Dutch:eraf krabben, afstrepen, ...
Greek:ξύνω, σβήνω, ...
Hungarian:eltávolítani, kihúzni, ...
Khmer:កោសចេញ, លុបចេញពីបញ្ជី, ...
Korean:긁어내다, 지우다, ...
Persian:خراشیدن, حذف کرد, ...
Polish:zdrapać, wykreślić, ...
Portuguese (BR):raspar, riscar, ...
Romanian:a răzui, a tăia, ...
Swedish:skrapa bort, stryka, ...
Thai:ขูดออก, ลบ, ...
Turkish:kazımak, silmek, ...
Vietnamese:cạo bỏ, gạch bỏ, ...

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