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scratch out

scratch out verb: to remove something by scratching.

Verb

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

  1. To remove something by scratching.
  2. To remove something which was written, by erasing or by putting a mark through it.
  3. To eke out; to obtain with difficulty.
    • to scratch out a meagre living

scratch out meaning in Kannada

scratch out in Kannada

ಗೋರ್, ಗೋರು

Forms of scratch out

third-person singular presentscratches out
present participlescratching out
past participlescratched out
pastscratched out

Words formed from scratch out

Questions about scratch out

What does scratch out mean?
Scratch out means to remove something by scratching.
What is scratch out in Kannada?
Scratch out in Kannada is ಗೋರ್, ಗೋರು. See Scratch out meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is scratch out?
Scratch out is a verb.
What is the past tense of scratch out?
The past tense of scratch out is scratched out.

Words near scratch out in the dictionary

  1. scratch hit
  2. scratch hits
  3. scratch made
  4. scratch one's head
  5. scratch one's own itch
  6. scratch out
  7. scratch pad
  8. scratch pads
  9. scratch paper
  10. scratch papers
  11. scratch plough

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