scratch off
phrasal verb
scratched off; scratching off; scratches off
1
: to remove (something) from an object or surface by rubbing with a sharp edge or tool
2
: to draw a line through (something that is written down)
He scratched his name off the list.
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The Kel-Tec’s serial number had been scratched off, investigators said.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
Clark scratched off the ticket on the spot, revealing a top prize of $50,000, according to a Feb. 21 news release from the Iowa Lottery.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Nonetheless the peeved purchaser took the ticket out to her car, scratched off the numbers and discovered she’d been blitzed with the game’s top prize.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
Reyna Serna-Garcia, 25, scratched off her Triple Red 777s ticket in the parking lot of her office, according to the Iowa Lottery.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
Clark scratched off the ticket on the spot, revealing a top prize of $50,000, according to a Feb. 21 news release from the Iowa Lottery.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Nonetheless the peeved purchaser took the ticket out to her car, scratched off the numbers and discovered she’d been blitzed with the game’s top prize.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
Reyna Serna-Garcia, 25, scratched off her Triple Red 777s ticket in the parking lot of her office, according to the Iowa Lottery.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Scratch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratch%20off. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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