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Definitions

scotch

[skoch] / skɒtʃ /
VERB
put a definite end to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring down curtain bring to an end crush end nip in the bud put a stop to put an end to put paid to put the lid on squelch stamp out
STRONG
abort arrest cramp disrupt foil hamper hobble inhibit interfere with stifle
WEAK
break call a halt to discontinue

Example Sentences

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But a provincial official appeared to scotch such suggestions, telling AFP: "There are no security alerts of any kind".

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The profile described a man in the fullness of middle age, harvesting the benefits he had earned, drinking the best wines and single-malt scotch, driving appropriately luxurious but not ostentatious vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

He drinks aged scotch with people he barely likes and eats brunch at the country club he’ll soon be unable to afford.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

His character Keith Bishop was a monotonous, scotch egg-loving accountant, a nod to MacIntosh's deadpan humour.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

Those parties have a very international flair, what with the scotch whiskey, American LPs, and the embassy gossip.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.