scotch

[US]/skɒtʃ/
[UK]/skɑːtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. Injure; stop from moving; extinguish; suppress
n. Mark

Phrases & Collocations

scotch whisky

scotch tape

scotch pine

Example Sentences

scotch a plot to rob a bank

He’s got a broad Scotch accent.

what do you think this is? Scotch mist?.

a spokesman has scotched the rumours.

he soon scotched himself against a wall.

The sun was scotching and you were in a sweat.

he seized the Scotch set before him and drained it.

feudal power in France was scotched, though far from killed.

The prime minister scotched the rumors of her illness with a public appearance.

Check out this live streaming Watch Whisky Mature cam at the Scotch Whisky Distillery, Bruichladdich, on the Isle of Islay in Scotland.

Top of the range Scotches attract a fanatical following among whisky buffs.

Scotch dominie, named Andrew Robertson, set up a night-school in the village of Newburn, in the winter of 1799.

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