scotch — scotch1 [skäch] vt. [ME scocchen, prob. < Anglo Fr escocher < OFr coche, a notch, nick < VL * cocca, knob at the end of a spindle (later, groove below this knob) < L coccum, berry < Gr kokkos] 1. to cut; scratch; score; notch 2.… … English World dictionary
scotch — (v.) stamp out, crush, 1825, earlier make harmless for a time (1798; a sense that derives from the reading of Macbeth III.ii.13), from scocchen to cut, score, gash (early 15c.), perhaps from Anglo Fr. escocher, O.Fr. cocher to notch, nick, from… … Etymology dictionary
Notch — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Notch >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 notch notch dent nick cut Sgm: N 1 indent indent indentation Sgm: N 1 dimple dimple GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 embrasure embrasure … English dictionary for students
scotch — scotch1 /skoch/, v.t. 1. to put a definite end to; crush; stamp out; foil: to scotch a rumor; to scotch a plan. 2. to cut, gash, or score. 3. to injure so as to make harmless. 4. to block or prop with a wedge or chock. n. 5. a cut, gash, or score … Universalium
scotch — /skɒtʃ / (say skoch) verb (t) 1. to injure so as to make harmless. 2. to cut, gash, or score. 3. to put an end to; stamp out; suppress: the spokesperson soon scotched the rumours about a strike. 4. to block or prop with a scotch. –noun 5. a cut,… …
notch — Synonyms and related words: Vandyke, abysm, abyss, accomplish, achieve, alveolation, alveolus, amount, arroyo, birthmark, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, box canyon, brand, breach, break, caliber, canyon, caste mark, cavity, chalk, chalk… … Moby Thesaurus
scotch — Synonyms and related words: Vandyke, abrade, arrest, baffle, balk, bark, bearing rein, birthmark, bit, blast, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, bloody, blotch, bottle up, brake, brand, brave, break, burn, caste mark, chafe, chain, chalk, chalk up,… … Moby Thesaurus
scotch — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. thwart, stop, block; see hinder . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An incision, a notch, or a slight cut made with or as if with a knife: score, scratch, slash. See MARKS … English dictionary for students
scotch — I. v. a. 1. Cut (slightly), wound (superficially), score, notch, scot, jag. 2. Stop (as a wheel, to prevent it from rolling back), block, prop, support. II. a. Scottish. III. n. Incision, cut, slit … New dictionary of synonyms
scotch — v 1. thwart, abort, foil, balk, frustrate; cripple, clip the wings of, hamstring, handicap; undermine, injure, sabotage; obstruct, impede, interfere with, intercept, inhibit, hamper, hinder, Sl. screw up, Inf. short circuit; checkmate,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
