"scratch that" meaning in English

See scratch that in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: En-au-scratch that.ogg Forms: scratches that [present, singular, third-person], scratching that [participle, present], scratched that [participle, past], scratched that [past]
Etymology: See scratch (“cross out, strike through”). Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scratch that (third-person singular simple present scratches that, present participle scratching that, simple past and past participle scratched that)
  1. (slang, idiomatic, usually used imperatively) To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement. Tags: idiomatic, slang, usually

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "See scratch (“cross out, strike through”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "scratches that",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scratching that",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scratched that",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scratched that",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English deixes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English imperative sentences",
          "parents": [
            "Imperative sentences",
            "Sentences"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "English predicates",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'll have eggs and sausage. No, scratch that. I'll have eggs and bacon.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement."
      ],
      "id": "en-scratch_that-en-verb-JHzR~Axw",
      "links": [
        [
          "disregard",
          "disregard"
        ],
        [
          "omit",
          "omit"
        ],
        [
          "ignore",
          "ignore"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, idiomatic, usually used imperatively) To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used imperatively"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "slang",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/En-au-scratch_that.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scratch that"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "See scratch (“cross out, strike through”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "scratches that",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scratching that",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scratched that",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scratched that",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "scratch that (third-person singular simple present scratches that, present participle scratching that, simple past and past participle scratched that)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English imperative sentences",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English predicates",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'll have eggs and sausage. No, scratch that. I'll have eggs and bacon.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disregard",
          "disregard"
        ],
        [
          "omit",
          "omit"
        ],
        [
          "ignore",
          "ignore"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, idiomatic, usually used imperatively) To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used imperatively"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "slang",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "En-au-scratch that.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/En-au-scratch_that.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scratch that"
}

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