scratch off

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по удалению чего-либо с поверхности путем соскабливания или трения, или удаления пункта из списка или плана.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing something from a surface by scraping or rubbing, or removing an item from a list or plan.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Remove by scratchinginformal

   To remove a covering or layer by rubbing or scraping with a fingernail or tool.

   Соскрести

   • He scratched off the lottery ticket to see if he won.
   • She scratched off the old paint from the wall.
   • The child scratched off the sticker from the book.

   Synonymsabraderubrub offscrape

   Antonymsaddapplycoatcoverlayer

2. Cancel or eliminateinformal

   To remove something from a list or plan; to cancel.

   Отменить или исключить

   • We had to scratch off the trip due to bad weather.
   • The manager scratched off the item from the agenda.
   • They scratched off the candidate after the interview.

   Synonymscancelcross outdeletedropeliminateeraseexpungeremovestrike off

   Antonymsaddincludekeepretain

Base verbscratch