"come to the scratch" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: comes to the scratch [present, singular, third-person], coming to the scratch [participle, present], came to the scratch [past], come to the scratch [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> to the scratch}} come to the scratch (third-person singular simple present comes to the scratch, present participle coming to the scratch, simple past came to the scratch, past participle come to the scratch)
  1. (prizefighting) To step up to the scratch or mark made in the ring to be toed by the combatants in beginning a contest.
    Sense id: en-come_to_the_scratch-en-verb-VDDF1DDi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51
  2. (figurative, colloquial) To meet an antagonist or a difficulty bravely. Tags: colloquial, figuratively
    Sense id: en-come_to_the_scratch-en-verb-bEVXjd3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56
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        "To step up to the scratch or mark made in the ring to be toed by the combatants in beginning a contest."
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        "(prizefighting) To step up to the scratch or mark made in the ring to be toed by the combatants in beginning a contest."
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        "To meet an antagonist or a difficulty bravely."
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        "(figurative, colloquial) To meet an antagonist or a difficulty bravely."
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        "(prizefighting) To step up to the scratch or mark made in the ring to be toed by the combatants in beginning a contest."
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        "To meet an antagonist or a difficulty bravely."
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      ],
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      ]
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Download raw JSONL data for come to the scratch meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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