scratch off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to write something quickly and roughly

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   scratch something off / scratch off something

   Usage: In this attested writing sense, the object is a hastily written message; a pronoun precedes off.

   He paused at the doorway to scratch off a brief message for his neighbour.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   He paused at the doorway to scratch off a brief message for his neighbour.

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