scotch
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English scocchen (“to cut”), perhaps from Anglo-Norman escocher (“to notch”), from es- (“intensive prefix”) (from Latin ex-) + Old French coche (“notch”). Not related to Scotch.
Noun[edit]
scotch (plural scotches)
- A surface cut or abrasion.
- A line drawn on the ground, as one used in playing hopscotch.
- A block for a wheel or other round object; a chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 4
- He was like the scotch in the smooth, happy machinery of the home. And he was always aware of this fall of silence on his entry, the shutting off of life, the unwelcome.
- a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 4
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Verb[edit]
scotch (third-person singular simple present scotches, present participle scotching, simple past and past participle scotched)
- (transitive) To cut or score; to wound superficially.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene ii]:
- We have scotched the snake, not killed it.
- (transitive) To prevent (something) from being successful.
- Synonyms: foil, put the kibosh on, thwart
- The rain scotched his plans of going to the beach.
- (transitive) To debunk or discredit an idea or rumor.
- The prime minister scotched rumors of his resignation.
- (transitive) To block a wheel or other round object.
- 1911, Arnold Bennett, The Card: A Story of Adventure in the Five Towns, London: Methuen Publishing, OCLC 492063506; republished Toronto, Ont.: William Briggs, 1910s, OCLC 225424669, page 69:
- The pantechnicon was running away. It had perceived the wrath to come and was fleeing. Its guardians had evidently left it imperfectly scotched or braked, and it had got loose.
- 1911, Arnold Bennett, The Card: A Story of Adventure in the Five Towns, London: Methuen Publishing, OCLC 492063506; republished Toronto, Ont.: William Briggs, 1910s, OCLC 225424669, page 69:
- (transitive) To dress (stone) with a pick or pointed instrument.
- (transitive, textile manufacturing) To beat yarn in order to break up slugs and align the threads.
- Yarn is scotched immediately after it has been dried and while it is still warm. [1]
- (transitive, obsolete) To clothe or cover up.
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Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
scotch (comparative more scotch, superlative most scotch)
- Alternative form of Scotch (“Scottish”)
Noun[edit]
scotch (countable and uncountable, plural scotches)
- Alternative form of Scotch (“whisky”)
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess[2]:
- A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
Etymology 3[edit]
From 3M's Scotch tape.
Noun[edit]
scotch (uncountable)
Verb[edit]
scotch (third-person singular simple present scotches, present participle scotching, simple past and past participle scotched)
- (transitive, Australian rhyming slang) To rape.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
scotch m (plural scotchs)
- scotch (whisky)
Etymology 2[edit]
From 3M's Scotch tape. Genericized trademark.
Noun[edit]
scotch m (uncountable)
- Scotch tape, sticky tape
- Synonyms: (Belgium) papier collant, ruban adhésif
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Further reading[edit]
- “scotch”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
scotch m (invariable)
- scotch (whiskey)
- adhesive tape
- Synonym: nastro adesivo
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English scotch.
Noun[edit]
scotch n (uncountable)
- scotch tape
Declension[edit]
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) scotch | scotchul |
genitive/dative | (unui) scotch | scotchului |
vocative | scotchule |
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