Definition of "scotching" []

• Present participle of scotch. (verb)

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• "“Bill, see if you can get anywhere on scotching the legs on that cherry picker and I'll be right back.”"
• "American Airlines said it was scotching flights to and from St. Louis on Monday."
• "Even after the Gallup survey showed she far outshone Obama with the general public, Clinton again proved her iron loyalty to Obama and the Democratic Party by quickly scotching any talk about running for president in 2012."