Cancel and Scratch

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Cancel

Cancel verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

Usage example: canceled the check and wrote a new one

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Scratch is a synonym for cancel in continue topic. In some cases you can use "Scratch" instead a verb "Cancel", when it comes to topics like scrub, call off. informal substitute

Nearby Words: canceled, cancellation, canceling, cancelling, cancelled

Scratch

Scratch verb - Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled.

Usage example: scratch that meeting--the chair is ill

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Cancel is a synonym for scratch in continue topic. You can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Scratch", if it concerns topics such as cross out. popular alternative

Nearby Words: scratched, scratchy, scratching

Common collocations

job	cancel job	scratch job
field	cancel field	scratch field

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Advanced Magics are fairly powerful, but have the downside that, once you start charging, you can't move around until you fire off the spell, and most scratch damage will cancel your spell entirely.

Source: Video Game / Mabinogi
Record Needle Scratch: Hitting the Cancel button while waiting for an opponent causes one of these, albeit a very short one.

Source: Video Game / Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
FFXI also has Stoneskin to cancel scratch damage.

Source: Scratch Damage