Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to backscratch
Participle: backscratched
Gerund: backscratching
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | backscratch |
| you | backscratch |
| he;she;it | backscratches |
| we | backscratch |
| you | backscratch |
| they | backscratch |
Perfect
| I | have backscratched |
| you | have backscratched |
| he;she;it | has backscratched |
| we | have backscratched |
| you | have backscratched |
| they | have backscratched |
Past
| I | backscratched |
| you | backscratched |
| he;she;it | backscratched |
| we | backscratched |
| you | backscratched |
| they | backscratched |
Pluperfect
| I | had backscratched |
| you | had backscratched |
| he;she;it | had backscratched |
| we | had backscratched |
| you | had backscratched |
| they | had backscratched |
Future
| I | will backscratch |
| you | will backscratch |
| he;she;it | will backscratch |
| we | will backscratch |
| you | will backscratch |
| they | will backscratch |
Future Perfect
| I | will have backscratched |
| you | will have backscratched |
| he;she;it | will have backscratched |
| we | will have backscratched |
| you | will have backscratched |
| they | will have backscratched |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | backscratch |
| you | backscratch |
| he;she;it | backscratch |
| we | backscratch |
| you | backscratch |
| they | backscratch |
Perfect
| I | have backscratched |
| you | have backscratched |
| he;she;it | have backscratched |
| we | have backscratched |
| you | have backscratched |
| they | have backscratched |
Imperfect
| I | backscratched |
| you | backscratched |
| he;she;it | backscratched |
| we | backscratched |
| you | backscratched |
| they | backscratched |
Pluperfect
| I | had backscratched |
| you | had backscratched |
| he;she;it | had backscratched |
| we | had backscratched |
| you | had backscratched |
| they | had backscratched |
Conditional
Present
| I | would backscratch |
| you | would backscratch |
| he;she;it | would backscratch |
| we | would backscratch |
| you | would backscratch |
| they | would backscratch |
Perfect
| I | would have backscratched |
| you | would have backscratched |
| he;she;it | would have backscratched |
| we | would have backscratched |
| you | would have backscratched |
| they | would have backscratched |
Imperative
| you | backscratch |
| we | Let's backscratch |
| you | backscratch |
Verbs conjugated like 'backscratch'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'backscratch'
backpatch,
backstitch,
bescratch,
nanoscratch,
back-track,
backchat,
backscatter,
backslash,
backspace,
backtrace,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From back + scratch.
Sample Sentences
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That thought appeared to discompose her greatly, though Jasper made light of it by rapidly back-scratching with his hind legs and giving a short stern bark, just to assure her that strangers would be rushed off the property on sight. [1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 127:]
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He enjoyed being hugged, backscratched, and tickled and sat quietly next to the examiner after testing while a parental interview was conducted. [1984, Michael D. Powers, Behavioral Assessment of Severe Developmental Disabilities:]
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So it is to the mutual advantage of social primates to backscratch for each other. [1995, Stephen R. Kellert, The Biophilia Hypothesis, page 397:]
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[…] primate's inclination to backscratch and delouse rather than venture into the dangerous country beyond familiar tramping grounds. [2000, David Michael Jacobs, UFOs and Abductions: Challenging the Borders of Knowledge, page 190:]
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It was backscratched into existence, cost nearly a billion pounds, and now they are wondering why they let it happen. [2003, Ralph Steadman, Doodaaa: The Balletic Art of Gavin Twinge, page 105:]
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The fount of social problems, he argues, is that human morality grew out of the natural principles of tit-for-tat and mutual backscratching. [2008, Nicholas Fearn, The Latest Answers to the Oldest Questions:]
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Whether referred to as bargaining, logrolling, or backscratching, the effect is the same: "you support me, I'll support you." [2007, Jeffrey M. Elliot, The Presidential-Congressional Political Dictionary, page 178:]