What's the most likely answer to Scores runs, restrained by first of several dismissals crossword clue?

The most likely answer is SCRATCHES .

How many solutions for the clue Scores runs, restrained by first of several dismissals is there?

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Scores runs, restrained by first of several dismissals Crossword Clue Answer

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SCRATCHES

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We know that "Scores" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case scores = scratches.

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What does SCRATCHES mean?

SCRATCHES noun

A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
An aberration.
A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.
Money.
A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
(in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
A scratch wig.
A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.

SCRATCHES verb

To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
To dig or excavate with the claws.
To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.