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scratched a living

scratched a living is the simple past and past participle of scratch a living.

Meaning of scratch a living

Verb

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

  1. To earn barely enough money to live.

Questions about scratched a living

What is scratched a living the simple past and past participle of?
Scratched a living is the simple past and past participle of scratch a living.

Words near scratched a living in the dictionary

  1. scratchbrushes
  2. scratchbush
  3. scratchcard
  4. scratchcards
  5. scratched
  6. scratched a living
  7. scratched an itch
  8. scratched below the surface
  9. scratched beneath the surface
  10. scratched by
  11. scratched one's head

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