(idiomatic, usually as imperative) To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement.

plural of scratching

(programming) A free educational visual programming language developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab. / A surname.

(idiomatic) To get by; make ends meet

(idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation. / (idiomatic) From basic materials or raw ingredients.

(idiomatic) To barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible.

(idiomatic) sufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality

a lottery ticket containing sections covered with an opaque waxy film which may be removed by scratching to reveal symbols that show whether or not a prize has been won

Of a building: built ad hoc, with whatever materials are to hand, and often just from ground level.

A publication that lists the horses withdrawn from a day's horse races, along with the betting odds and statistics for the horses that are running.