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tight scratch

tight scratch noun: a combat requiring arduous effort.

Noun

tight scratch (plural tight scratches)

  1. (archaic) A combat requiring arduous effort.
    • We had a considerable tight scratch with about an equal number of the British.

Forms of tight scratch

pluraltight scratches

Questions about tight scratch

What does tight scratch mean?
Tight scratch means a combat requiring arduous effort.
What part of speech is tight scratch?
Tight scratch is a noun.
What is the plural of tight scratch?
The plural of tight scratch is tight scratches.

Words near tight scratch in the dictionary

  1. tight money
  2. tight oil
  3. tight pants syndrome
  4. tight rope
  5. tight ropes
  6. tight scratch
  7. tight scratches
  8. tight ship
  9. tight ships
  10. tight slap
  11. tight slaps

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