Scratching
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
Example sentence: There is a scene in the movie with DJ Cutkiller, one of the biggest European DJs from France, and he was scratching like crazy. When I saw that, I was 14, and I was like, 'Yo that's what I want to do. That's crazy.'
Scrape
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To draw a sharp or angular object along (something) while exerting pressure.To cause something to be in the state implied by the adverb by scraping.To injure by scraping.To extract data embedded in a screenshot or formatted medium (such as an HTML web page) by means of an automated program.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).A fight; especially a fist fight without weapons.An awkward set of circumstances.A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.
Example sentence: One could drive a prairie schooner through any part of his argument and never scrape against a fact.