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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Right after Melissa, Scotch bonnets went up maybe 10-fold, which was crazy.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

"Peppers, particularly Scotch bonnets, are facing myriad challenges right across the Caribbean," says Dwight Forrester, of Jamaica's Rural Agricultural Development Authority.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape also reached a $10 billion settlement in the United States in 2023 over contamination of water supplies.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

This isn’t their first collaboration; previously, Milgrom hosted a Miles Davis book launch party and a “Kind of Blue” Scotch whiskey tasting at the gallery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Papa told her about this strange neighborhood: how its families had been Americans for more than a hundred years back; how they were mostly Scotch, English and Welsh extraction.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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