PopVocab: “Scotch†is a verb
From the UK’s Daily Mail:
Scotch isn’t just a drink! It’s also a verb!
Scotch means “to put a definite end to; crush; stamp out; foil,” as in to scotch a rumor; to scotch a plan.
Scotch can also mean “to injure so as to make harmless” or “to cut, gash, or score.”
Of course, the score being used in that definition is the one that means “to make (cuts, lines, etc) in or on” or “to record by making notches in” — for instance, you might score a door frame with a penknife as a cute way of recording a child’s height as he or she grows.
Some words similar in meaning to scotch:
I was going to wrap your entire house in toilet paper, but the rainstorm scotched my plans.