SCRATCH AROUND

Meaning of SCRATCH AROUND in English

scratch around ( also scratch about British English ) phrasal verb ( see also ↑ scratch )

to try to find or get something which is difficult to find or get

scratch around for

homeless people scratching around for a place to shelter

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SCRATCH AROUND — phrvi infml esp AmE I'll scratch around for a few days and see what I come up with — Я тут …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SCRATCH AROUND — phrvi infml esp AmE I'll scratch around for a few days and see what I come up with — Я …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SCRATCH AROUND — scratch around phrvi infml esp AmE I'll scratch around for a few days and see what I come up with …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SCRATCH AROUND — I'll scratch around for a few days and see what I come up with — Я тут поищу несколько дней, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SCRATCH — I. ˈskrach verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: blend of scrat (I) and obsolete English cratch to scratch; obsolete English cratch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCRATCH — — scratchable , adj. — scratchably , adv. — scratcher , n. — scratchless , adj. — scratchlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCRATCH — I. ˈskrach verb Etymology: Middle English scracchen, probably blend of scratten to scratch and cracchen to scratch Date: 15th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCRATCH — vt to write or draw hastily or awkwardly. 2. scratch ·noun a kind of wig covering only a portion of …
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
SCRATCH — [scratch] vb [ME scracchen, prob. blend of scratten to scratch and cracchen to scratch] vt (15c) 1: to scrape or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCRATCH — scratch BrE AmE skrætʃ ▷ scratched skrætʃt ▷ scratches ˈskrætʃ ɪz -əz ▷ scratching/s ˈskrætʃ ɪŋ/z ▶ ˈ scratch ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SCRATCH — / skrætʃ; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb RUB WITH YOUR NAILS 1. scratch (at sth) to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCRATCH — I. scratch 1 S3 /skrætʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from scrat 'to scratch' (13-19 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCRATCH — v., n., & adj. --v. 1 tr. score or mark the surface of with a sharp or pointed object. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCRATCH — v., n., & adj. v. 1 tr. score or mark the surface of with a sharp or pointed object. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCRATCH — v., n., & adj. --v. 1. tr. score or mark the surface of with a sharp or pointed object. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
SCRATCH — ( scratches, scratching, scratched) 1. If you scratch yourself , you rub your fingernails against your skin because it is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SCRATCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cat scratches sb ▪ If a cat gets angry, it may scratch you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SCRATCH — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , long , nasty ▪ light , little , minor , slight , small ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCRATCH — 1. (From "scratchpad") Describes a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary-use purposes; one …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SCRATCH — v. 1 mar, mark, gouge (out), gash, abrade, graze, scuff, grate against, bruise, damage, injure; claw If you glue some …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SCRATCH — 1. [from `scratchpad'] adj. Describes a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary-use purposes; …
Jargon File English vocabulary
SCRATCH
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
SCRATCH — I сущ. сл. сатана (с определенным артиклем с заглавной буквы, чаще Old scratch) II 1. сущ. 1) а) царапина; перен. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — around.ogg 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SCRATCH — 1) зацарапать 2) крацевальный 3) склерометрический 4) царапание 5) царапина • Mohs' scratch hardness — твердость по шкале Моса scratch a plaster coat — насекать намет штукатурки scratch …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
AROUND — around нареч.1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn:everywhere, all …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SCRATCH — 1. skrætʃ n 1. 1> царапина a scratch on the face on fresh paint, on a silver tray - царапина …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SCRATCH — 1. сущ. 1) а) царапина; небольшая драка - get off with a scratch б) почесывание, расчесывание в) царапанье, скрип ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SCRATCH — 1. сущ. 1) а) царапина; небольшая драка - get off with a scratch б) почесывание, расчесывание в) царапанье, скрип (особенно о звуке паузе при проигрывании …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: everywhere, all over 2) в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SCRATCH — _I Scratch _n. Old scratch - дьявол _II 1. _n. 1> царапина; to get off with a scratch - отделаться …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AROUND — 1. _adv. 1> всюду, кругом 2> в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SCRATCH — I Scratch n. Old scratch - дьявол II 1. n. 1. царапина; to get off with a scratch - отделаться …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AROUND — 1. adv. 1. всюду, кругом 2. в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SCRATCH — 1. _n. 1> царапина; to get off with a scratch отделаться царапиной; легко отделаться 2> росчерк; пометка; каракули; a scratch …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AROUND — 1. _adv. 1> всюду, кругом 2> в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around дерево имеет четыре фута …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SCRATCH — I n AmE sl 1) She had plenty of scratch being the bank president's daughter — У нее было полно денег, поскольку …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
AROUND — I adj infml It'll be useful to have her around — Она нам всегда пригодится There just weren't any girls around at …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SCRATCH — I n AmE sl 1) She had plenty of scratch being the bank president's daughter — У нее было полно …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
AROUND — I adj infml It'll be useful to have her around — Она нам всегда пригодится There just weren't any girls …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SCRATCH — scratch n AmE sl 1. She had plenty of scratch being the bank president's daughter У нее было полно денег, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
AROUND — around adj infml It'll be useful to have her around Она нам всегда пригодится There just weren't any girls around …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SCRATCH — I 1) She had plenty of scratch being the bank president's daughter — У нее было полно денег, поскольку она …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SCRATCH — I сущ. сл. сатана (с определенным артиклем с заглавной буквы, чаще Old scratch) II 1. сущ. 1) а) царапина; перен. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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