come to the scratch in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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      "form": "comes to the scratch",
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    {
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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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      ]
    }
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  "word": "come to the scratch"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "comes to the scratch",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coming to the scratch",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "came to the scratch",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "come to the scratch",
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        "participle",
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      },
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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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          "scratch"
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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."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "come to the scratch"
}

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"come to the scratch" meaning in English

Verb