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scotch
1[skoch]
verb (used with object)
to put a definite end to; crush; stamp out; foil.
to scotch a rumor; to scotch a plan.
to cut, gash, or score.
to injure so as to make harmless.
to block or prop with a wedge or chock.
noun
a cut, gash, or score.
a block or wedge put under a wheel, barrel, etc., to prevent slipping.
scotch
2[skoch]
verb (used with object)
Scotch
3[skoch]
adjective
(used outside of Scotland) of Scottish origin; resembling or regarded as characteristic of Scotland or the Scottish people.
Scotch plaid.
Sometimes Offensive., of or relating to Scotland or its inhabitants; Scottish.
(usually lowercase), frugal; provident; thrifty.
noun
(used with a plural verb), the inhabitants of Scotland; the Scots.
(often lowercase), Scotch whisky.
Sometimes Offensive., the English language as spoken in Scotland; Scots.
scotch
1/ skɒtʃ /
verb
to put an end to; crush
bad weather scotched our plans
archaic, to injure so as to render harmless
obsolete, to cut or score
noun
archaic, a gash; scratch
a line marked down, as for hopscotch
Scotch
2/ skɒtʃ /
adjective
another word for Scottish
noun
the Scots or their language
Scotch
3/ skɒtʃ /
noun
Also called: Scotch whisky. whisky distilled esp from fermented malted barley and made in Scotland
a type of relatively mild beer
scotch
4/ skɒtʃ /
verb
(tr) to block, prop, or prevent from moving with or as if with a wedge
noun
a block or wedge to prevent motion
Usage
Confusables Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of scotch1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scotch1
Origin of scotch2
Example Sentences
The profile described a man in the fullness of middle age, harvesting the benefits he had earned, drinking the best wines and single-malt scotch, driving appropriately luxurious but not ostentatious vehicles.
During the Vanity Fair interview, she also touched on being the subject of tabloid rumours, such as one linking her romantically to President Barack Obama, which she scotched last year on the Jimmy Kimmel show.
Government sources have been scotching the suggestion that a formal review of the policy is under way.
He drinks aged scotch with people he barely likes and eats brunch at the country club he’ll soon be unable to afford.
The pairing of Rockwell and Goggins, simply sipping on scotch and chamomile tea as it all unfolded, was stunning to watch.
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- put an end to
- put paid to
- put the lid on
- squelch
- stamp out
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