| Etch 1. (n.) A variant of Eddish. 2. (v. t.) To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the like, by means of lines or strokes eaten in or corroded by means of some strong acid. 3. (v. t.) To subject to etching; to draw upon and bite with acid, as a plate of metal. 4. (v. t.) To sketch; to delineate. 5. (v. i.) To practice etching; to make etchings. Thesaurus Entries bed, bite, bring home to, carve, confirm, corrode, cut, deep-dye, define, delineate, depict, describe, eat, eat into, eat out, embed, engraft, engrave, engrave on, entrench, establish, fix, found, grave, ground, impact, implant, impress, impress upon, imprint, incise, inculcate, infix, ingrain, inscribe, instill, jam, lodge, make it felt, outline, pack, picture, plant, portray, print, represent, root, score, scratch, seat, set, set forth, set in, settle, stamp, stamp on, stereotype, wedge |