scotching
Stopping something cold
Scotching is the act of putting a stop to something or decisively disabling it.
You scotch rumors, plans, or threats by preventing them from developing further: The company's statement did little scotching of speculation about layoffs.
The word also refers to wedging something in place to prevent movement, as when scotching a wheel with a block.
Ceasing to continue
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- thwartingObstructing intended outcomes
- preventingStopping before occurrence
- foilingDefeating an attempt
impeding · hindering · obstructing · derailing · quashing · squashing · nipping · curtailing
Blocking with a wedge
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- proppingSupporting with aid
- immobilizingPreventing any motion
securing · stabilizing · restraining · anchoring · fixing · jamming · lodging · shimming
Showing to be false
- refutingDisproving a claim
- mythbustingDisproving widely held falsehoods
- exposingMaking something known
- falsifyingMaking intentionally untrue
discrediting · invalidating · unmasking · rebutting · countering · dispelling · quashing · busting
stopping
Ceasing to continue
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- thwartingObstructing intended outcomes
- preventingStopping before occurrence
foiling · impeding · hindering · obstructing · derailing · quashing · squashing · nipping · curtailing · checking
chocking
Blocking with a wedge
immobilizing · securing · stabilizing · restraining · anchoring · fixing · jamming · lodging · shimming · wheel
disproving
Showing to be false
- refutingDisproving a claim
- mythbustingDisproving widely held falsehoods
- exposingMaking something known
falsifying · discrediting · invalidating · unmasking · rebutting · countering · dispelling · quashing · busting · denying
scotchingenabling
Making something feasible
allowing · permitting · facilitating · letting · greenlighting
scotchingencouraging
Giving confidence or hope
promoting · advancing · fostering · supporting · furthering
scotchingconfirming
Establishing truth of something
validating · verifying · substantiating · corroborating · affirming
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