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SCRATCH OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scratch off mean?
• SCRATCH OFF (verb)
The verb SCRATCH OFF has 1 sense:
1. write quickly
Familiarity information: SCRATCH OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Write quickly
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
dash off; fling off; knock off; scratch off; toss off
Context example:
He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess
Hypernyms (to "scratch off" is one way to...):
compose; indite; pen; write (produce a literary work)
Domain category:
authorship; composition; penning; writing (the act of creating written works)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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