Dictionary Definition
etch v : make an etching of
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛtʃ
Verb
- To engrave a surface (especially of metal or glass) in order to produce a printing pattern.
- In the context of "metaphorically": To make a lasting impression.
- The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind.
Translations
to engrave
- Danish: at indgravere
- Finnish: kaivertaa, etsata
to make a lasting impression
- Danish: at gøre indtryk
- Finnish: syöpyä mieleen
Extensive Definition
Etch may refer to...
- Etch (protocol): a cross-platform communications protocol from Cisco Systems.
- Etch, a character from the film Toy Story, based on the Etch A Sketch.
- Etch, the codename for Debian GNU/Linux 4.0.
- Etching (disambiguation): various industrial printing processes.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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