- scotch
- v1. thwart, abort, foil, balk, frustrate; cripple, clip the wings of, hamstring, handicap; undermine, injure, sabotage; obstruct, impede, interfere with, intercept, inhibit, hamper, hinder, Sl. screw up, Inf. short-circuit; checkmate, outmaneuver; cut the ground from under, throw cold water on, Sl. slap down; cancel, nullify, render null and void, neutralize; crush, quash, nip in the bud; defeat, stamp out, destroy.2. notch, ridge, score; nick, nock, chip, indent; cut, make a cut in, cut into, incise, slit, split; gash, slash, gouge; scrape, scratch, scarify; damage, mark, flaw, mar, hurt, impair, disfigure, mutilate.n
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.