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Dictionary: scotch1   (skŏch) pronunciation
tr.v., scotched, scotch·ing, scotch·es.
  1. To put an abrupt end to: The prime minister scotched the rumors of her illness with a public appearance.
  2. To injure so as to render harmless.
  3. To cut or score.
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).]


scotch2 (skŏch) pronunciation
tr.v., scotched, scotch·ing, scotch·es.
To block (a wheel, for example) with a prop to prevent rolling or slipping.

n.
A block or wedge used as a prop behind or under an object likely to roll.

[Origin unknown.]


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noun

    An incision, a notch, or a slight cut made with or as if with a knife: score, scratch, slash. See marks.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To put a halt to. Also: Whiskey distilled in a European country.

pronunciation It was a bad plan, and she was going to scotch it.

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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
  Synonym: score


The verb scotch has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  Synonyms: thwart, queer, spoil, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk

Meaning #2: make a small cut or score into


The adjective scotch has one meaning:

Meaning #1: avoiding waste; (`scotch' is used only informally)
  Synonyms: economical, frugal, sparing, stinting


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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - ramme en pæl igennem, sætte en stopper for, kvæle i fødslen, uskadeliggøre, knuse, dræbe, aflive
n. - klods, kile

2.
v. tr. - skramme, ridse
n. - skramme, ridse

1.
adj. - skotsk
n. - skotsk whisky, skotsk

2.

idioms:

  • scotch tape    klisterpapir, klæbestrimmel, tape

Nederlands (Dutch)
Schots, zuinig, ontzenuwen, verijdelen, vernietigen, whisky

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - étouffer (une rumeur), contrecarrer (des projets), anéantir (des espoirs)
n. - cale, sabot d'arrêt

2.
v. tr. - entailler
n. - entaille

1.
adj. - Écossais (arch)
n. - whisky Scotch, (Ling) écossais

2.

idioms:

  • scotch tape    ruban adhésif

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - stoppen
n. - Keil

2.
v. - einschneiden
n. - Einschneiden

1.
adj. - schottisch
n. - schottischer Whisky, Schottisch

2.

idioms:

  • scotch tape    Tesafilm

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βάζω τέλος/τέρμα, τακάρω
n. - (σκοτσέζικο) ουίσκι, τάκος (τροχού κ.λπ.), τραύμα, χαρακιά
adj. - σκοτσέζικος

idioms:

  • Scotch tape    κολλητική ταινία

Italiano (Italian)
graffio, ostacolo, scozzese, whisky scozzese, graffiare, colpire, stroncare sul nascere

idioms:

  • Scotch tape    nastro adesivo trasparente, scotch

Português (Portuguese)
v. - frustrar
n. - talho (m), incisão (m), uísque escocês (m)
adj. - escocês

idioms:

  • Scotch tape    fita adesiva

Русский (Russian)
шотландцы, скотч, шотландское виски, надрез, глубокая рана, черта на земле, башмак или клин для подкладки под колеса, шотландский, пуританский, прижимистый, надрезывать, наносить раны, выводить из строя, искоренить зло, положить конец

idioms:

  • Scotch tape    скотч, клейкая лента (канцелярская)

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - cortar, herir, suprimir, frustrar
n. - calza, cuña

2.
v. tr. - cortar, herir
n. - corte, herida

1.
adj. - escocés
n. - escocés, dialecto escocés, whisky escocés

2.

idioms:

  • scotch tape    cinta adhesiva

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kväva, kuva, sätta stopp för, göra slut på, såra, oskadliggöra, göra skåror, rista, bromsa med en stoppkil
n. - skottarna, skotsk whisky, skotska språket, huggsår, bromskil, streck i hopphage
adj. - skotsk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 弄伤, 镇压, 制止转动, 扑灭, 伤口, 阻止车轮滑动的木块, 刻痕, 苏格兰人

idioms:

  • Scotch tape    透明胶带的商标名

2. 弄伤, 镇压, 制止转动, 扑灭, 砍痕, 刻痕

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 弄傷, 鎮壓, 制止轉動, 撲滅
n. - 砍痕, 刻痕

2.
v. tr. - 弄傷, 鎮壓, 制止轉動, 撲滅
n. - 傷口, 阻止車輪滑動的木塊, 刻痕, 蘇格蘭人

idioms:

  • Scotch tape    透明膠帶的商標名

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 바퀴굄으로 멈추다, 괴다
n. - 바퀴굄 , 바퀴 괴는 쐐기

2.
v. tr. - 피부나 표면을 베다, 탄압하다, ~을 깊이 베다
n. - 피부나 표면의 얕은 상처, 표면의 새긴 금

1.
adj. - 스코틀랜드의, 스코틀랜드 사람의, 알뜰한
n. - 스코틀랜드 사람, 스코틀랜드 방언, 스카치 위스키

2. 스코틀랜드 사람

idioms:

  • scotch tape    스카치 테이프

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スコットランド人, スコッチウイスキー, 刻み目, 車輪止め
v. - 終わらせる, 生殺しにする
adj. - スコットランドの, スコットランド人の

idioms:

  • Scotch tape    スコッチテープ, 止める, 切り傷

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمنع ألحركه بوضع عائق أمام ألعجله (الاسم) أللغه ألاسكتلنديه (صفه) أسكتلندي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיסל, שם קץ ל-, תסכל‬
n. - ‮טריז למניעת החלקה של גלגל וכו'‬
v. tr. - ‮פצע (מיושן)‬
n. - ‮חתך, שריטה‬
adj. - ‮סקוטי (מיושן), של סקוטלנד או תושביה (מיושן)‬
n. - ‮ויסקי, האנגלית המדוברת בסקוטלנד‬
scotch tape - ‮נייר-דבק (מצלופן)‬


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