[{"_1":2,"_110":-5,"_111":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4},"lang-word",{"_5":6,"_21":22,"_97":98,"_103":104},"entry",{"_7":8,"_9":8,"_10":-5,"_11":12,"_13":14,"_15":16,"_17":18,"_19":20},"headword","scotch","slug","pronunciation","type","verb","complexity","medium","totalCollocations",2,"avgFrequency",6.1,"languageVariants",[],"categories",[23],{"_24":25,"_9":26,"_27":28},"name","VERB + NOUN","verb-noun","collocations",[29,68],{"_30":31,"_32":33,"_9":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_45":46,"_67":-5},"collocation","rumour","phrase","scotch a rumour","scotch-a-rumour","usage","to take action to stop a rumour from spreading","label","","frequency",{"_41":42,"_43":44},"score",6.2,"perMillion",1.1,"examples",[47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66],"The minister held a press conference to scotch the rumour of his resignation.","The company quickly moved to scotch the rumour of bankruptcy.","A company spokesperson moved quickly to scotch the rumour of a hostile takeover.","Authorities are trying to scotch the rumour that the epidemic is spreading.","She issued a firm statement on social media to scotch any rumours about her health.","We need to scotch this dangerous rumour before it causes panic.","By releasing the sales figures, they hoped to scotch the rumour that the company was failing.","The spokesperson issued a statement to scotch any rumour of a merger.","The palace's swift denial effectively scotched the rumour about the royal engagement.","He managed to scotch the rumour about his involvement in the scandal.","It is the manager's responsibility to scotch any harmful rumours circulating in the office.","It's important to scotch false rumours as soon as they start.","He tried to scotch the rumour by making a joke about it, but people still wondered.","The police chief held a press conference to scotch the rumour of criminal activity.","To scotch the rumour once and for all, the celebrity couple appeared in public together.","The organization worked hard to scotch the rumour that they were closing down.","The rumour of a merger was officially scotched in the chairman's annual address.","She tried to scotch the rumour by providing evidence to the contrary.","We must act decisively to scotch this malicious rumour before it damages our reputation.","The government's swift action helped to scotch the rumour of impending sanctions.","translation",{"_30":69,"_32":70,"_9":71,"_35":72,"_37":38,"_39":73,"_45":76,"_67":-5},"myth","scotch a myth","scotch-a-myth","to put an end to a widely held but false belief or idea",{"_41":74,"_43":75},6,0.8,[77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96],"The documentary helped to scotch the myth that lightning never strikes the same place twice.","The new research aims to scotch the myth that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.","We need to scotch the myth that creativity is only for artistic people.","He presented compelling evidence to scotch the myth of the town's haunted past.","Her research was instrumental in scotching the myth about the 'lone genius' inventor.","It's time to scotch the myth that success comes without hard work.","Let's scotch the myth once and for all that you need to be a math whiz to learn coding.","Her candid interview helped to scotch several myths about her private life.","The new evidence completely scotched the long-held myth surrounding the ancient civilization.","The documentary sought to scotch the myth of historical inaccuracies.","As a nutritionist, my goal is to scotch the myth that all fats are bad for you.","Educating the public is crucial to scotch the myth that mental illness is a weakness.","It is important for educators to scotch the myth that some students are just 'not good at' learning.","Their innovative approach managed to scotch the myth that certain tasks were impossible.","The article aims to scotch the popular myth about multitasking being an efficient way to work.","The scientist published a paper to scotch the myth surrounding the supposed health benefits of the product.","Scotching this harmful myth will require a concerted public information campaign.","He dedicated his career to scotching myths and promoting scientific understanding.","This persistent myth was finally scotched by the latest scientific discoveries.","The campaign was designed to scotch the myth that solar energy is too expensive for households.","relatedEntries",{"_99":100,"_101":102},"asSubject",[],"asObject",[69,31],"serverTranslations",{"_71":105,"_34":107},{"_32":106,"_35":38},"desmentir un mito",{"_32":108,"_35":109},"desmentir un rumor","Poner fin decisivamente a un rumor.","actionData","errors"]

VERB + NOUN

Collocations with "scotch"

... + scotch