scratch off

phrasal verb

scratched off; scratching off; scratches off

1

: to remove (something) from an object or surface by rubbing with a sharp edge or tool

2

: to draw a line through (something that is written down)

He scratched his name off the list.

Examples of scratch off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

About 70% of lotto tickets sold are instant scratch off tickets, said Victor Matheson, professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025

Some retailers, to reduce gift card fraud put a PIN on the gift card so that if the card is used online, the user must have access to the PIN which is generally covered and must have the covering material scratched off in order to be visible. —Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025

The lottery secured the title in 2023 when 550 people came together to scratch off their tickets, most of which earned them between 5 to 60 Polish zloty (or roughly $1 to $16). —Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025

Johnson scratched off the first two tickets but didn’t win. —Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025

Rhymes for scratch off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff