Scratch Out (Verb)
Meaning
Strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out; "scratch out my name on that list".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The editor had to scratch out the unflattering paragraph about the celebrity from the article before it went to print.
- She scratched out a rough map of the area to help her friends find their way to her house.
- The teacher asked the student to scratch out the incorrect answer and replace it with the correct one.
- The judge ruled in favor of the defendant and scratched out the previous conviction from the court records.
- The writer spent hours scratching out ideas for her novel in a flurry of scribbled notes and crossed-out sentences.