Scratch vs. Nick

score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object

Nick is a masculine given name. It is also often encountered as a short form (hypocorism) of the given names Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikola, Nicolai or Nicodemus.

cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil

a small cut or notch

play a record using the scratch technique.

prison

a mark or wound made by scratching

the junction between the floor and side walls in a squash court or real tennis court.

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

make a nick or nicks in

(in sport) the starting point in a race for a competitor that is not given a handicap or advantage

steal

money

arrest (someone)

assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality

go quickly or surreptitiously

(of a sports competitor or event) with no handicap given

A shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface

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

Chiefly British Slang A prison or police station.

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

(Printing) A groove down the side of a piece of type used to ensure that it is correctly placed.

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

To cut a nick or notch in.

To scrape or strike on an abrasive surface.

To cut into and wound slightly

To write or draw (something) by scraping a surface

To cut short; check

To write or draw hurriedly

(Slang) To cheat, especially by overcharging.

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

To steal.

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

To arrest.

To withdraw (an entry) from a contest or competition

A small cut in a surface.

To withdraw an entry from (a contest or competition)

A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.

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

A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.

To rub or scrape the skin to relieve itching.

Senses connoting something small.

To make a harsh scraping sound.

(cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch.

To gather funds or produce a living with difficulty.

(genetics) One of the single-stranded DNA segments produced during nick translation.

To withdraw from a contest or competition.

The point where the wall of the court meets the floor.

(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.

Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.

A mark resembling a line that is produced by scratching.

A police station or prison.

A slight wound.

(Internet) nickname

A hasty scribble.

(archaic) A nix or water]] spirit.

A sound made by scratching.

(transitive) To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.

(Sports) The starting line for a race.

(transitive) To make ragged or uneven, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to deface, to mar.

A contestant who has been withdrawn from a competition.

To make a crosscut or cuts on the underside of (the tail of a horse, in order to make the animal carry it higher).

The act of scratching in billiards.

To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.

A fluke or chance shot in billiards.

To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.

Poultry feed.

To hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection.

(Slang) Money.

To throw or turn up (a number when playing dice); to hit upon.

Done haphazardly or by chance.

To make a cut at the side of the face.

Assembled hastily or at random.

To steal.

(Sports) Having no golf handicap.

To arrest.

To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.

To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.

An evil spirit of the waters.

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

A notch cut into something

To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).

A broken or indented place in any edge or surface; as, nicks in a china plate; a nick in the table top.

(of a surface) to get such scratches

A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.

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

To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc.

Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.

To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to create a nick{2} in, deliberately or accidentally; as, to nick the rim of a teacup.

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

To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.

(billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.

To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.

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

To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail of a horse, in order to make him carry it higher).

To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.

To nickname; to style.

(ambitransitive) To dig or excavate with the claws.

an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

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

a small cut

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.

cut slightly, with a razor;

A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.

cut a nick into

An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.

divide or reset the tail muscles of;

(sports)

mate successfully; of livestock

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

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.

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

(billiards) An aberration.

(horse racing) A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.

(meiosis) An injury.

(slang) Money.

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

(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.

A scratch wig.

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

Scrawled or illegible handwriting; chicken scratch.

For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.

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

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

(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.

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.

To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.

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.

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

To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

a depression scratched or carved into a surface

informal terms for money

dry mash for poultry

a harsh noise made by scraping;

poor handwriting

an indication of damage

cause friction;

cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;