Another word for scratch-the-surface
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Verb
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- To apply, spread, remove, etc. with a stroke or strokes as of a brush
- To apply with a brush:
- To use a brush on; clean, polish, paint, smooth, etc. with a brush
- To glance at quickly; consider hastily
- To encode (text, for example) in digital format by means of an optical scanner.
- To pass (luggage, for example) through a detector at a security checkpoint in order to detect weapons or banned materials.
- To read or glance through (a book, for example) quickly or superficially.
- To clear (a liquid) of floating matter
- To fail to declare certain income to avoid tax payment.
- To cite for honor
- To refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally; specify, as by name
- To speak or write about, especially briefly or incidentally:
- (Idiomatic) to briefly mention.
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