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scratch out a living


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scratch
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Sense: Noun: mark
Synonyms:
mark Collocations, abrasion, nick Collocations, cut Collocations, blemish Collocations, scrape Collocations, defect Collocations, flaw Collocations, gash, groove Collocations, score Collocations, disfiguration, imprint Collocations
Sense: Noun: injury
Synonyms:
injury Collocations, wound Collocations, scrape Collocations, gash, abrasion, cut Collocations, mark Collocations, laceration, lesion, flesh wound
Sense: Noun: sound
Synonyms:
sound Collocations, scrape Collocations, scraping, creak, creaking, grind Collocations, grinding Collocations
Sense: Noun: money - slang
Synonyms:
money Collocations, change Collocations, cash Collocations, dough Collocations (slang), bread Collocations (slang), green Collocations (US, slang), moolah (slang), readies (slang), long green (US, slang), dosh (UK, slang), pelf (archaic)
Sense: Verb: mark by cutting
Synonyms:
cut Collocations, scrape Collocations, scuff, abrade, carve, score Collocations, mark Collocations, mark up, claw Collocations, damage Collocations, engrave, etch Collocations, incise, enchase
Sense: Verb: injure by cutting
Synonyms:
cut Collocations, scrape Collocations, graze Collocations, lacerate, hurt Collocations
Sense: Verb: make a scratching sound
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Sense: Verb: write
Synonyms:
write Collocations, write down, jot, jot down, scribble Collocations, pen Collocations


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