decisively put an end to
a spokesman has scotched the rumours
wedge (someone or something) somewhere
he soon scotched himself against a wall
a wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping
cut or score the skin or surface of
scotch with your knife the back of the Carp
render (something regarded as dangerous) temporarily harmless
feudal power in France was scotched, though far from killed
a cut or score in skin or another surface
a scotch in his face
a bottle of Scotch
the people of Scotland
the form of English spoken in Scotland
Scottish
a Scotch plaid scarf