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scratch that

scratch that verb: to disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang, usually) To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement.
    • I'll have eggs and sausage. No, scratch that. I'll have eggs and bacon.

Forms of scratch that

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

Origin of scratch that

See scratch (“cross out, strike through”).

Questions about scratch that

What does scratch that mean?
Scratch that means to disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement.
What part of speech is scratch that?
Scratch that is a verb.
What is the past tense of scratch that?
The past tense of scratch that is scratched that.

Words near scratch that in the dictionary

  1. scratch sheets
  2. scratch someone's back
  3. scratch tape
  4. scratch team
  5. scratch teams
  6. scratch that
  7. scratch the itch
  8. scratch the surface
  9. scratch together
  10. scratch up
  11. scratch wig

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