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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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SCOTCH definition: 1. to prevent something from being believed or being done: 2. a type of whisky (= a strong…. Learn more.
1. : scots. 2. plural in construction : the people of Scotland. 3. often not capitalized : whiskey distilled in Scotland especially from malted barley. called also Scotch whisky. Scotch. 3 of 7. trademark. used for adhesive tape. scotch. 4 of 7. verb (1)
Don't get your hopes up: The verb to scotch has nothing to do with the well-known liquor. Instead, it means to prevent or stop something from happening. To scotch is, most often, to prevent plans, efforts, or desires — as opposed to things — from coming about.
Scotch definition: to put a definite end to; crush; stamp out; foil. See examples of SCOTCH used in a sentence.
verb. If you scotch a rumour, plan, or idea, you put an end to it before it can develop any further. They have scotched rumours that they are planning a special London show. [VERB noun] ...but local residents are trying to scotch plans to add an extra terminal. [VERB noun] Synonyms: put an end to, destroy, smash, devastate More Synonyms of scotch.
n. 1. A surface cut or abrasion. 2. A line drawn on the ground, as one used in playing hopscotch. [Middle English scocchen, to cut, perhaps from Anglo-Norman escocher, to notch : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + Old French coche, notch (probably from Latin coccum, scarlet oak berry, from Greek kokkos ).] scotch 2. (skŏch)
Noun. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. verb. scotched, scotches, scotching. To wound without killing; maim. Webster's New World. To injure so as to render harmless. American Heritage. To put an end to; stifle; stamp out. To scotch a rumor. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cut; scratch; score; notch. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Scotch definition: to put a definite end to; crush; stamp out; foil. See examples of SCOTCH used in a sentence.
scotch meaning, definition, what is scotch: to stop something happening by firmly do...: Learn more.
Definition of Scotch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
