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Chock vs Scotch - What's the difference?

chock | scotch |

Scotch is a synonym of chock.



In transitive terms the difference between chock and scotch

is that chock is to stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch while scotch is to dress (stone) with a pick or pointed instrument.

As an adverb chock

is entirely; quite.

As an adjective scotch is

of Scottish origin.

As a proper noun Scotch is

the Scottish dialect of English, or the Scots language.

chock

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) choque (compare modern Norman chouque), from (etyl) *?okka (compare Breton ).

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any wooden block used as a wedge or filler
  • (nautical) Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted.
  • Blocks made of either wood, plastic or metal, used to keep a parked aircraft in position.
  • * 2000 , Lindbergh: A Biography , by Leonard Mosley, page 82
  • On April 28, 1927, on Dutch Flats, below San Diego, signaled chocks -away to those on the ground below him.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.
  • To fill up, as a cavity.
  • * Fuller
  • The woodwork exactly chocketh into joints.
  • (nautical) To insert a line in a chock.
  • Derived terms
    * chock full * chocks away * chock-a-block * unchock

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (nautical) Entirely; quite.
  • chock''' home; '''chock aft

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) choquer. Compare shock (transitive verb).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An encounter.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To encounter.
  • (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 3

    Onomatopoeic.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a dull sound.
  • * 1913 , D.H. Lawrence,
  • She saw him hurry to the door, heard the bolt chock . He tried the latch.
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    scotch

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (es)
  • A surface cut or abrasion.
  • A line drawn on the ground, as one used in playing hopscotch.
  • A block for a wheel or other round object; a chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping.
  • * 1913 ,
  • He was like the scotch in the smooth, happy machinery of the home. And he was always aware of this fall of silence on his entry, the shutting off of life, the unwelcome.
    Derived terms
    * hopscotch

    Verb

    (es)
  • To cut or score; to wound superficially.
  • * Shakespeare Macbeth , Act 3, Scene 2
  • We have scotched the snake, not killed it.
  • To prevent (something) from being successful.
  • The rain scotched his plans of going to the beach.
  • To debunk or discredit an idea or rumor.
  • ''The prime minister scotched rumors of his resignation.
  • To block a wheel or other round object.
  • The workers stopped the rig on an incline and scotched the wheels.
  • (textile manufacturing) To beat yarn in order to break up slugs and align the threads.
  • Yarn is scotched immediately after it has been dried and while it is still warm. [http://www.google.com/patents?id=DXdGAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP3&vq=scotched&dq=scotching]
  • To dress (stone) with a pick or pointed instrument.
  • (obsolete) To clothe or cover up.
  • Synonyms
    * foil, put the kibosh on, thwart * (block a wheel) chock, block

    Etymology 2

    See Scotch .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of Scottish origin.
  • Usage notes
    * The use of scotch'' rather than ''Scottish'' (or Scots) is generally limited to a few specific cases, such as scotch plaid, Scotch whisky, Scotch broth, etc. It may be considered incorrect usage in other combinations. It is usually capitalised ''Scotch .

    Noun

    (es)
  • Whisky of Scottish origin.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=5 citation , passage=A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
       ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}

    Etymology 3

    From 3M's Scotch tape .

    Noun

    (-)
  • Scotch tape
  • Verb

    (es)
  • (Australian rhyming slang) to rape
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