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
Afanasy	ah-fah-NAH-see	Russian
Mona (1)	MO-nə (English)	Irish, English
Isabell	ee-zah-BEL	German
Amour	-	French
Sipho	-	Southern African, Xhosa
Varfolomey	-	Russian (Rare)