scotch
See also: Scotch
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Middle English scocchen (“to cut”), perhaps from Anglo-Norman escocher (“to notch”), from es- (“intensive prefix”) (from Latin ex-) + Old French coche (“notch”).
Noun
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
Derived terms
Translations
a surface cut
a block for a wheel or other round object
Verb
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- (transitive) To cut or score; to wound superficially.
- (Can we date this quote?), Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 2
- We have scotched the snake, not killed it.
- (Can we date this quote?), Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 2
- (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.
Translations
To prevent (something) from being successful
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Etymology 2
Adjective
scotch (comparative more scotch, superlative most scotch)
- Alternative form of Scotch (“Scottish”)
Noun
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
From 3M's Scotch tape.
Noun
scotch (uncountable)
Verb
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- (transitive, Australian rhyming slang) To rape.
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
scotch m (plural scotchs)
- scotch (whisky)
Etymology 2
From 3M's Scotch tape. Genericized trademark.
Noun
scotch m (uncountable)
- Scotch tape, sticky tape
- Synonyms: papier collant, ruban adhésif
Derived terms
Further reading
- “scotch”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
scotch m (uncountable)
- scotch (whiskey)
- adhesive tape
Synonyms
- (adhesive tape): nastro adesivo
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