—used for adhesive tape
scotched; scotching; scotches
1
2
: to put an end to
scotched rumors of a military takeover
: a chock to prevent rolling or slipping
scotched; scotching; scotches
Examples of Scotch in a Sentence
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
At times, the episodes become a little repetitive as Carter shows up somewhere after the arrival of the gang members to scotch their plans in increasingly ingenious ways.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Consumers may consider other substitutions like trying bourbon from Kentucky instead of scotch from Scotland, which could increase in price due to tariffs, Swanson said.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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Verb
The three-minute segment came on a chilly late-winter’s eve, scotching any notion that the forecast Doctor Love shouted out loud would be hotter than hell.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
At times, the episodes become a little repetitive as Carter shows up somewhere after the arrival of the gang members to scotch their plans in increasingly ingenious ways.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
Despite all that peat, there is quite a bit of nuance to the whisky, each of which is bottled relatively young for a scotch (often around five years old) and is aged in different types of casks including one expression made from a specific barley varietal.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Consumers may consider other substitutions like trying bourbon from Kentucky instead of scotch from Scotland, which could increase in price due to tariffs, Swanson said.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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“Scotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scotch. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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scotch
1 of 3 verbˈskäch
1
archaic
: to injure so as to make temporarily harmless
2
: to stamp out : crush
especially
: to put an end to by showing the untruth of
scotch a rumor
Scotch
2 of 3 adjectiveScotch
3 of 3 noun1
: scots
2
Scotch plural
: the people of Scotland
3
often not capitalized
: whiskey made in Scotland especially from barley
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