Grave
Grave verb - Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.
Scratch
Scratch verb - Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.
Usage example: the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
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Scratch and Grave. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grave/scratch
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