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scratch race

scratch race noun: any race where the winner is the first to cross the finish line.

Noun

scratch race (plural scratch races)

  1. Any race where the winner is the first to cross the finish line.
    Antonyms:
    points race
  2. A boat race between extemporized crews rather than established rowing teams.
    • A scratch race, however, was improvised on Commemoration afternoon, between the boats, apparently manned by mixed crews of all colleges.1889, Walter Bradford Woodgate, Boating, page 318
  3. A catchweight horse race.

Antonyms of scratch race

Forms of scratch race

pluralscratch races

Questions about scratch race

What does scratch race mean?
Scratch race means any race where the winner is the first to cross the finish line.
What part of speech is scratch race?
Scratch race is a noun.
What is the plural of scratch race?
The plural of scratch race is scratch races.

Words near scratch race in the dictionary

  1. scratch papers
  2. scratch plough
  3. scratch ploughs
  4. scratch print
  5. scratch prints
  6. scratch race
  7. scratch races
  8. scratch sheet
  9. scratch sheets
  10. scratch someone's back
  11. scratch tape

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