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cat scratch

cat scratch noun: the wound, scar, or mark left by the scratch of a cat.

Noun

cat scratch (plural cat scratches)

  1. The wound, scar, or mark left by the scratch of a cat.
  2. (Internet, figuratively, self-harm) A shallow self-harm cut or scar that reaches the epidermis.
  3. (Internet, figuratively, self-harm) The epidermis itself.

Verb

cat scratch (third-person singular simple present cat scratches, present participle cat scratching, simple past and past participle cat scratched)

  1. (Internet) To cut oneself superficially as self-harm.

Forms of cat scratch

Noun
pluralcat scratches
alternative formcatscratch
Verb
third-person singular presentcat scratches
present participlecat scratching
past participlecat scratched
pastcat scratched

Words formed from cat scratch

Questions about cat scratch

What does cat scratch mean?
Cat scratch means the wound, scar, or mark left by the scratch of a cat.
What part of speech is cat scratch?
Cat scratch can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cat scratch?
The plural of cat scratch is cat scratches.

Words near cat scratch in the dictionary

  1. cat sat
  2. CAT scan
  3. CAT scanner
  4. CAT scanners
  5. CAT scans
  6. cat scratch
  7. cat scratch disease
  8. cat scratch fever
  9. cat scratched
  10. cat scratches
  11. cat scratching

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