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scart

scart

9.9
A small scratch or cut on the skin, often from an animal
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : rasguño
  • He has a small scart on his arm.

Examples

  • She cleaned the scart on the dog's ear with warm water.

  • After climbing the old fence, he noticed a scart on his leg.

  • The cat left a small scart on my hand when I tried to pick it up.

  • The dog got a scart while playing outside.

  • After climbing the old fence, he noticed a small scart on his leg.

  • The cat left a small scart on my hand when I tried to pick it up.

  • She cleaned the scart on the dog's ear with warm water.

Synonyms

scratch
vsscart
203 1.6

A thin shallow mark on skin or a surface made by something sharp

is the chiefly Scottish dialect form of the same meaning
scrape
vsscart
30 1.3

A mark on a surface caused by rubbing it against something hard

is a small skin cut often used chiefly in Scottish dialect
scritch
vsscart
1 8.8

A small light mark made when something rubs a surface like skin or wood

is a broader small cut or rubbing injury rather than only light marks

How Damaged

gash
30 3.9
cut
337 1.0
scart
  • UK
9.9
nick
200 3.6

Surface Forms

scart singular
scarts plural

Etymology

The word scart (Scottish) comes from an old word meaning 'scratch' or 'cut'. It is like the English words scar and scratch, so a scart is a small scrape or cut on the skin.