English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

gratter — meaning in English

French → English · translate English → French instead

English meaning

  • itch noun An uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
  • scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
  • scratch verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
  • strum verb To play a stringed instrument by brushing the fingers or a pick across several strings at once.

Senses

gratter is used for these senses in English:

  • itch (intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
  • scrape (ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
  • scratch To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
  • scratch To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
  • strum (ambitransitive) To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) by plucking various strings simultaneously.

itch — full definition

  1. noun An uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
  2. noun A strong, restless desire to do something.
  3. verb To feel a need to scratch, or to feel a persistent urge to do something.

scrape — full definition

  1. verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
  2. verb To just barely manage to achieve or obtain something.
  3. verb To extract data automatically from a website or document not designed for easy machine reading.
  4. noun A shallow injury or mark caused by rubbing against a rough surface.

Related French words