0 present participle of scotch
1 to prevent something from being believed or being done:
Her remarks were intended to scotch rumours of imminent job losses.
I seem to begin all my replies by scotching canards.
It is better for me to concentrate on trying to make the plan effective thereby scotching rumours in the newspapers.
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