Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To rub something with your fingers or claws, often to stop an itch, or to create a mark with a sharp object.
Scratch
/skrætʃ/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
This word has no antonymsExamples:
The cat will scratch the sofa.I need to scratch my itchy back.
Etymology:
The word scratch originated in Middle English scracchen, which combined scratten, meaning to tear or graze, and kratzen from Middle Dutch and German roots implying use of claws.
Usage Statistics:
13 mentions per 1 million words 
Hint: Frequency according to COCA
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