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noun ADJ. deep, long, nasty, terrible | light, little, minor, slight, small, superficial His only injuries were some minor scratches above his eye. VERB + SCRATCH have SCRATCH + NOUN mark PREP. without a ~ She emerged from the wrecked vehicle without a scratch. | ~ on I've got some nasty scratches on my legs., verb ADV. badly The table had been badly scratched. PREP. at He kept scratching at his nose. | on I scratched my arm on a rose bush. | with She scratched his face with her nails.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary