gratter — meaning in English
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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
- noun An uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
- noun A strong, restless desire to do something.
- verb To feel a need to scratch, or to feel a persistent urge to do something.
scrape — full definition
- verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
- verb To just barely manage to achieve or obtain something.
- verb To extract data automatically from a website or document not designed for easy machine reading.
- noun A shallow injury or mark caused by rubbing against a rough surface.