Glide vs. Scratch — What's the Difference?

To move in a smooth, effortless manner

Score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object

To move silently and furtively

Cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil

To occur or pass imperceptibly

Play a record using the scratch technique.

To fly without propulsion from wings or an engine.

A mark or wound made by scratching

(Music) To blend one tone into the next; slur.

A technique, used especially in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forwards to give a rhythmic scratching effect

(Linguistics) To articulate a glide in speech.

(in sport) the starting point in a race for a competitor that is not given a handicap or advantage

To cause to move or pass smoothly, silently, or imperceptibly

Money

To operate or fly (an aircraft) without propulsion from wings or an engine

Assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality

The act of gliding.

(of a sports competitor or event) with no handicap given

(Music) A slur.

To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument.

The transitional sound produced by passing from the articulatory position of one speech sound to that of another.

To use the nails or claws to dig or scrape at.

See semivowel.

To rub or scrape (the skin) to relieve itching.

(intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

To scrape or strike on an abrasive surface.

(intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.

To write or draw (something) by scraping a surface

(transitive) To cause to glide.

To write or draw hurriedly

(phonetics) To pass with a glide, as the voice.

To strike out or cancel (a word, for example) by or as if by drawing lines through.

The act of gliding.

(Slang) To cancel (a project or program, for example).

(phonology) A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.

To withdraw (an entry) from a contest or competition

(fencing) An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.

To withdraw an entry from (a contest or competition)

A bird, the glede or kite.

To use the nails or claws to dig, scrape, or wound.

A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor.

To rub or scrape the skin to relieve itching.

The joining of two sounds without a break.

To make a harsh scraping sound.

A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.

To gather funds or produce a living with difficulty.

The glede or kite.

To withdraw from a contest or competition.

The act or manner of moving smoothly, swiftly, and without labor or obstruction.

(Games) To make a shot in billiards that results in a penalty, as when the cue ball falls into a pocket or jumps the cushion.

A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another, and with gradual change in the most frequent cases; as in passing from the begining to the end of a regular diphthong, or from vowel to consonant or consonant to vowel in a syllable, or from one component to the other of a double or diphthongal consonant (see Guide to Pronunciation, 19, 161, 162). Also (by Bell and others), the vanish (or brief final element) or the brief initial element, in a class of diphthongal vowels, or the brief final or initial part of some consonants (see Guide to Pronunciation, 18, 97, 191).

A mark resembling a line that is produced by scratching.

Movement of a glider, aëroplane, etc., through the air under gravity or its own movement.

A slight wound.

To move gently and smoothly; to pass along without noise, violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily, or with a smooth, silent motion, as a river in its channel, a bird in the air, a skater over ice.

A hasty scribble.

To pass with a glide, as the voice.

A sound made by scratching.

To move through the air by virtue of gravity or momentum; to volplane.

(Sports) The starting line for a race.

A vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant

A contestant who has been withdrawn from a competition.

The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it;

The act of scratching in billiards.

The activity of flying a glider

A fluke or chance shot in billiards.

Move smoothly and effortlessly

Poultry feed.

Fly in or as if in a glider plane

(Slang) Money.

Cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

Done haphazardly or by chance.

Assembled hastily or at random.

(Sports) Having no golf handicap.

To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.

To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing.

To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).

(of a surface) to get such scratches

To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.

Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.

(music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).

(billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.

To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.

To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.

(ambitransitive) To dig or excavate with the claws.

To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.

To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that they were previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.

A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.

An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.

(sports)

A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.

A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.

(cycling) The last riders to depart in a handicap race.

(billiards) An aberration.

(horse racing) A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.

(meiosis) An injury.

(slang) Money.

A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.

(in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.

A scratch wig.

(music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.

Scrawled or illegible handwriting; chicken scratch.

For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.

Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation

(computing) Relating to a scratchpad, a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.

(sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.

To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like.

To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.

To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; - often with out.

To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.

To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.

To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.

A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision.

A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch.

Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.

A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.

A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.

In various sports, the line from which the start is made, except in the case of contestants receiving a distance handicap.

Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards.

An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

A depression scratched or carved into a surface

Informal terms for money

Dry mash for poultry

A harsh noise made by scraping;

Poor handwriting

An indication of damage

Cause friction;

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;