scratch away

scratch something away

to rub or scrape something off by scratching. Look at the finish on this furniture. The cat has almost scratched it away! That cat scratched away the finish on the table!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aubin	-	French
Howell	-	Welsh
Maaria	MAH:-ree-ah	Finnish
Klemens	KLE-mens (German, Polish)	German, Danish, Swedish, Polish
Kane	-	Irish
Hedy	HE-dee (German), HAY-dee (Dutch)	German, Dutch