File and Scratch

File

File verb - To make smooth by friction.

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Scratch and file are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scratch" instead a verb "File".

Nearby Words: filed, filing, filer

Scratch verb - To damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface.

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File and scratch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "File" instead a verb "Scratch".

Nearby Words: scratched, scratchy, scratching

certain	certain file	certain scratch
single	single file	single scratch
simple	simple file	simple scratch
completed	completed file	completed scratch
Other adjectives: huge, quick, random, available.

One by one, the enemy will file in to their almost certain deaths, and you'll get away with barely a scratch to show for it.

Source: Videogame / Shadowrun Returns
If you didn't wait the patch out that fixed your save file, your only option was to start over from scratch.

Source: Video Game / Watch_Dogs
You have to delete the save file and start from scratch.

Source: Game Breaking Bug / Platform Game

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