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Mar vs. Scratch — What's the Difference?

Mar vs. Scratch — What's the Difference?

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Mar

Mar (from Classical Syriac: ܡܪܝ‎ Mār(y), written with a silent final yodh) or Mor (vernacular pronunciation) is a title of respect in Syriac, literally meaning 'my lord'. It is given to all saints and is also used before Christian name of bishops.

Scratch

Score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object
He scratched at a stain on his jacket
The car's paintwork was battered and scratched

Mar

To inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on.

Scratch

Cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil
The name of Dr McNab was scratched out and that of Dr Dunstaple substituted

Mar

To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil.
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Scratch

Play a record using the scratch technique.
He raps and scratches simultaneously to dazzling effect

Mar

A disfiguring mark; a blemish.

Scratch

A mark or wound made by scratching
The scratches on her arm were throbbing

Mar

(transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.

Scratch

A technique, used especially in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forwards to give a rhythmic scratching effect
A scratch mix

Mar

A blemish.

Scratch

(in sport) the starting point in a race for a competitor that is not given a handicap or advantage
A 631-metres handicap, when the excellent stayer, Too Fast, will be off scratch

Mar

A small lake.

Scratch

Money
He was working to get some scratch together

Mar

(obsolete) mayor and {{en}}.

Scratch

Assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality
City were fielding a scratch squad

Mar

A small lake. See Mere.

Scratch

(of a sports competitor or event) with no handicap given
He was a scratch player at many courses

Mar

A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.

Scratch

To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument.

Mar

To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.
I pray you mar no more trees with wiring love songs in their barks.
But mirth is marred, and the good cheer is lost.
Ire, envy, and despairWhich marred all his borrowed visage.

Scratch

To use the nails or claws to dig or scrape at.

Mar

To spoil; to ruin.

Scratch

To rub or scrape (the skin) to relieve itching.

Mar

The month following February and preceding April

Scratch

To scrape or strike on an abrasive surface.

Mar

A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body);
A facial blemish

Scratch

To write or draw (something) by scraping a surface
Scratched their initials on a rock.

Mar

Make imperfect;
Nothing marred her beauty

Scratch

To write or draw hurriedly
Scratched off a thank-you note.

Mar

Destroy or injure severely;
Mutilated bodies

Scratch

To strike out or cancel (a word, for example) by or as if by drawing lines through.

Scratch

(Slang) To cancel (a project or program, for example).

Scratch

To withdraw (an entry) from a contest or competition
The jockey decided to scratch the horse when it sprained its ankle.

Scratch

To withdraw an entry from (a contest or competition)
Having won three races already, the swimmer scratched her final event.

Scratch

To use the nails or claws to dig, scrape, or wound.

Scratch

To rub or scrape the skin to relieve itching.

Scratch

To make a harsh scraping sound.

Scratch

To gather funds or produce a living with difficulty.

Scratch

To withdraw from a contest or competition.

Scratch

(Games) To make a shot in billiards that results in a penalty, as when the cue ball falls into a pocket or jumps the cushion.

Scratch

A mark resembling a line that is produced by scratching.

Scratch

A slight wound.

Scratch

A hasty scribble.

Scratch

A sound made by scratching.

Scratch

(Sports) The starting line for a race.

Scratch

A contestant who has been withdrawn from a competition.

Scratch

The act of scratching in billiards.

Scratch

A fluke or chance shot in billiards.

Scratch

Poultry feed.

Scratch

(Slang) Money.

Scratch

Done haphazardly or by chance.

Scratch

Assembled hastily or at random.

Scratch

(Sports) Having no golf handicap.

Scratch

To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
Could you please scratch my back?

Scratch

To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
I don't like that new scarf because it scratches my neck.

Scratch

To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing.

Scratch

To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
A real diamond can easily scratch a pane of glass.

Scratch

(of a surface) to get such scratches
This platter scratches easily.

Scratch

To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.

Scratch

Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.
Scratch what I said earlier; I was wrong.
When the favorite was scratched from the race, there was a riot at the betting windows.

Scratch

(music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).

Scratch

(billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
Embarrassingly, he scratched on the break, popping the cue completely off the table.

Scratch

To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.

Scratch

To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.

Scratch

(ambitransitive) To dig or excavate with the claws.
Some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.

Scratch

To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
The cat scratched the little girl.

Scratch

To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that they were previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.

Scratch

A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
I can’t believe there is a scratch in the paint already.
Her skin was covered with tiny scratches.

Scratch

An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
The dog sat up and had a good scratch.

Scratch

(sports)

Scratch

A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.

Scratch

A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.

Scratch

(cycling) The last riders to depart in a handicap race.

Scratch

(billiards) An aberration.

Scratch

(horse racing) A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.
There were two scratches in race 8, which reduced the field from 9 horses to 7.

Scratch

(meiosis) An injury.
It's just a scratch!

Scratch

(slang) Money.

Scratch

A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.

Scratch

(in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.

Scratch

A scratch wig.

Scratch

(music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.

Scratch

Scrawled or illegible handwriting; chicken scratch.

Scratch

For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
This is scratch paper, so go ahead and scribble whatever you want on it.

Scratch

Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation

Scratch

(computing) Relating to a scratchpad, a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
Scratch memory

Scratch

(sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.

Scratch

To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like.
Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch glass.
Be mindful, when invention fails,To scratch your head, and bite your nails.

Scratch

To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.

Scratch

To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; - often with out.

Scratch

To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.

Scratch

To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.
Dull, tame things, . . . that will neither bite nor scratch.

Scratch

To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.

Scratch

A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision.
The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work.
These nails with scratches deform my breast.
God forbid a shallow scratch should driveThe prince of Wales from such a field as this.

Scratch

A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch.

Scratch

Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.

Scratch

A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.

Scratch

A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.

Scratch

In various sports, the line from which the start is made, except in the case of contestants receiving a distance handicap.

Scratch

Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards.

Scratch

An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

Scratch

A depression scratched or carved into a surface

Scratch

Informal terms for money

Scratch

Dry mash for poultry

Scratch

A harsh noise made by scraping;
The scrape of violin bows distracted her

Scratch

Poor handwriting

Scratch

An indication of damage

Scratch

Cause friction;
My sweater scratches

Scratch

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

Scratch

Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;
Don't scratch your insect bites!

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