- rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch - cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
--1 is one way to touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun scratch1
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s somebody
- scratch, scrape, scratch up - cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
--2 is one way to incise
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun scratch7, noun scratch2, noun scratch1, noun scratcher1, noun scratcher3
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- rub, scratch, itch - scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
--3 is one way to irritate
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun scratch1, noun scratcher2
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something