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scratch up

scratch up verb: to scratch the surface of (something) thoroughly.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To scratch the surface of (something) thoroughly.

Forms of scratch up

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

Questions about scratch up

What does scratch up mean?
Scratch up means to scratch the surface of (something) thoroughly.
What part of speech is scratch up?
Scratch up is a verb.
What is the past tense of scratch up?
The past tense of scratch up is scratched up.

Words near scratch up in the dictionary

  1. scratch teams
  2. scratch that
  3. scratch the itch
  4. scratch the surface
  5. scratch together
  6. scratch up
  7. scratch wig
  8. scratch wigs
  9. scratch'n'sniff
  10. scratch-and-dent
  11. scratch-and-sniff

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