Scotch : 방지하다, 중단시키다, 발생하지 못하게하다, (표면의 껍질 등을)벗기다, (바퀴등이 구르지 못하게)쐐기를 박다, 고정시키다, 스카치 위스키, 스코틀랜드의, 스코트랜드산의
1)
to scotch, to stop something
particularly, to scotch a rumor
to prevent something from being done
to prevent it from being believed
the company scotched rumors that they were going bankrupt
to thwart
to stop something from happening
the rain scotched my attempt to hold a picnic in the garden
to make it finished
to decisively put an end to it
to put a stop to it
to nip somehting in the bud
this is becoming a problem in class and I am going to have to do something to scotch this, to stop it happening
particularly, to scotch a rumor
we need to scotch this
the council put some new laws in place to scotch people parking in this area
to crush it
to foil
to stop it from happening
the weather scotched my plans
I want to scotch this rumor, to put an end to it, to finish with it
to scupper
Formality : 6
2)
to scotch, to cut lines in the surface of something
this meaning is much more unusual
if you want pork with crunchy crackling on the outside, you need to scotch the skin and then rub salt into it before you cook
Formality : 6.5 - 7
3)
you can also use to scotch, meaning to put something under the wheel to stop something rolling, to fit it in position
to wedge in position
they used some chocks to scotch the aeroplane to stop it from rollling
it's just like a little wedge
Formality : 6.5 - 7
4)
a scotch, a whiskey from scotland
I have a scotch and water please
a scotch, scottish whiskey
a scotch and ice please
which scotch would you like?
a scotch egg
Formality : 5
5)
What about the adjective, scotch
you can use scotch to say that something is from Scotland, however I would recommend using the word ' scots '
the word scotch as an adjective , there are some scots people that don't like this
a scots woman
a scots project
a scots product from Scotland
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