How to pronounce scratch:
Example: "The scrape of violin bows distracted her"
Example: "A golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course"
Example: "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
Example: "Call off the engagement"
Example: "Please strike this remark from the record"
Example: "She had scraped together enough money for college"
Example: "Engrave a pen"
For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
Example: "This is scratch paper, so go ahead and scribble whatever you want on it."
Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
(from scratchpad) relating to a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
(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.