The Clue
Withdrawn at Belmont (9 letter answer)
The Answer
SCRATCHED
Tags
Notes
The answer SCRATCHED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Monosyllabic word meaning "scribbled"
Definition
SCRATCH as a verb:
1. (rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch) = cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
2. (scratch, scrape, scratch up) = cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
3. (rub, scratch, itch) = scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
4. (cancel, call off, scratch, scrub) = postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
5. (strike, scratch, expunge, excise) = remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
6. (scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up) = gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"
7. (scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe) = carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
SCRATCHED as an adjective:
1. (scraped, scratched) = having surface damage