| Main Entry: | scratch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut; make a mark on |
Synonyms: |
claw, damage, etch, grate, graze, incise, lacerate, mark, prick, rasp, rub, scarify, score, scrape, scrawl, scribble |
Antonyms: |
heal, mend, smooth |
| Main Entry: | scratch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cancel |
Synonyms: |
annul, delete, eliminate, erase, pull, pull out, strike, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
schedule, set up |
| Main Entry: | scratching |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | grating |
Synonyms: |
abrading, abrasive, attritive, erosive, rasping, raspy, rough, scarifying, scratchy |
| Main Entry: | abort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop or cancel something |
Synonyms: |
arrest, break off, call it quits, call off, check, cut off, drop, end, fail, halt, interrupt, knock it off, lay off, nullify, scrap, scratch, scrub, terminate |
Antonyms: |
continue, keep |
| Main Entry: | abrasion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scraping or wearing down by friction |
Synonyms: |
abrading, chafing, erosion, grating, rubbing, scratching, scuffing |
| Notes: | abrasion is the process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction; corrosion is the act or process of destroying a metal or alloy gradually, especially by oxidation or chemical action; erosion is any of a group of natural processes, including weathering, dissolution, abrasion, corrosion, and transportation, by which material is worn away from the earth's surface |
| Main Entry: | abrasive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | scraping or wearing |
Synonyms: |
cutting, erosive, grinding, polishing, rough, scratching, scratchy, scuffing, sharpening, smoothing |
Antonyms: |
smooth, soft |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work hard |
Synonyms: |
address, be diligent, be industrious, bear down, bend, buckle down, commit, concentrate, dedicate, devote, dig, direct, give, give all one's got, give best shot, give old college try, grind, hammer away, hit the ball, hustle*, knuckle down, make effort, peg away, persevere, plug*, pour it on, pull out all stops, scratch, study, sweat*, throw, try, turn |
| Main Entry: | back out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | withdraw |
Synonyms: |
avoid, back down, back pedal, beg off, blow it off, cancel, chicken out, cop out, get cold feet, give up, go back on, recant, renege, resign, scratch, shy from, surrender, throw in the towel, weasel out, welsh, wiggle out, worm out |
| Main Entry: | chafe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rub, grind against |
Synonyms: |
abrade, bark, corrode, damage, erode, excoriate, gall, grate, graze, hurt, impair, inflame, irritate, peel, ruffle, scrape, scratch, skin, wear |
| Main Entry: | chafe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | annoy |
Synonyms: |
abrade, anger, annoy, bother, exasperate, exercise, fret, fume, gall, grate, harass, incense, inflame, irk, irritate, itch, offend, provoke, rage, rasp, rub, ruffle, scrape, scratch, vex, worry |
Antonyms: |
make happy |