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   scotch

   /skɒtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. decisively put an end to: "a spokesman has scotched the rumours"
   • ▪ render (something regarded as dangerous) temporarily harmless: archaic "feudal power in France was scotched, though far from killed"
   • 2. wedge (someone or something) somewhere: "he soon scotched himself against a wall"
   • ▪ prevent (a wheel or other rolling object) from moving or slipping by placing a wedge underneath: archaic "when Lucille reached the depot, the coachman shouted ‘Scotch the wheels!’"

   noun

   • 1. a wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping. archaic

   Word Origin early 17th century (as a noun): of unknown origin; perhaps related to skate1. The sense ‘render temporarily harmless’ is based on an emendation of Shakespeare's Macbeth iii. ii. 13 as ‘We have scotch'd the snake, not kill'd it’, originally understood as a use of scotch2; the sense ‘put an end to’ (early 19th century) results from the influence on this of the notion of wedging or blocking something so as to render it inoperative.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCOTCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   Jan 6, 2015 · transitive verb. 1. archaic : cut, gash, score. also : wound.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › scotchSCOTCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Scotch definition: to put a definite end to; crush; stamp out; foil. See examples of SCOTCH used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySCOTCH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SCOTCH meaning: 1. to prevent something from being believed or being done: 2. a type of whisky (= a strong…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCOTCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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   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)

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scotchScotch - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.