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- Dictionaryscotch/skɒtʃ/
verb
- 1. decisively put an end to: "a spokesman has scotched the rumours"
- 2. wedge (someone or something) somewhere: "he soon scotched himself against a wall"
noun
- 1. a wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping. archaic
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1. archaic : cut, gash, score. also : wound. we have scotched the snake, not killed it William Shakespeare. 2. : to put an end to. scotched rumors of a military takeover. scotch. 5 of 7.
SCOTCH definition: 1. to prevent something from being believed or being done: 2. a type of whisky (= a strong…. Learn more.
To scotch is, most often, to prevent plans, efforts, or desires — as opposed to things — from coming about. You wouldn't say, for example, "turning off the flame is one way to scotch the steak." But you might say, "Our plans for spending the weekend camping in the mountains were scotched by the blizzard.
SCOTCH meaning: 1. to prevent something from being believed or being done: 2. a type of whisky (= a strong…. Learn more.
11 meanings: 1. to put an end to; crush 2. archaic to injure so as to render harmless 3. obsolete to cut or score 4. archaic a.... Click for more definitions.
1. To put an abrupt end to: The prime minister scotched the rumors of her illness with a public appearance. 2. To injure so as to render harmless: "Would that the hour were come! We will not scotch, but kill" (George Gordon, Lord Byron). 3. Archaic To cut or score: "He scotched him and notched him like a carbonado" (William Shakespeare). n. 1.
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.
What does the word Scotch mean? There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Scotch, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Scotch has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
A complete guide to the word "SCOTCH": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
verb. /skɒtʃ/ /skɑːtʃ/ Verb Forms. scotch something to stop something from happening; to take action to end something. Plans for a merger have been scotched. Rumours that he had fled the country were promptly scotched by his wife. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
