Explore Potch through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Potch meaning
- To thrust.
- To trample.
Using Potch
- The main meaning on this page is: To thrust. | To trample.
Context around Potch
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Potch
- In this selection, "potch" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, opal, hotch, onyx, opal and obsidian stand out and add context to how "potch" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a hotch potch of harmonic and common opal potch onyx or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "potch" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with potch
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Potch does not show a play of color. (8 words)
Contrarily, opalescence is correctly applied to the milky, turbid appearance of common or potch opal. (15 words)
These include: casting, faceting, carving, jewelry, mosaics (e.g. little slices of opal on potch, obsidian or another black stone and with a clear dome (glass or crystal quartz) on top. (31 words)
Hughes, pp. 47–48 In his serious works, Sullivan attempted to avoid harmonic devices associated with the Savoy operas, with the result, according to Hughes, that The Golden Legend is a "hotch-potch of harmonic styles". (36 words)
An opal doublet consists of a relatively thin layer of precious opal, backed by a layer of dark-colored material, most commonly ironstone, dark or black common opal (potch), onyx, or obsidian. (32 words)
These include: casting, faceting, carving, jewelry, mosaics (e.g. little slices of opal on potch, obsidian or another black stone and with a clear dome (glass or crystal quartz) on top. (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
An opal doublet consists of a relatively thin layer of precious opal, backed by a layer of dark-colored material, most commonly ironstone, dark or black common opal (potch), onyx, or obsidian.
Contrarily, opalescence is correctly applied to the milky, turbid appearance of common or potch opal.
Hughes, pp. 47–48 In his serious works, Sullivan attempted to avoid harmonic devices associated with the Savoy operas, with the result, according to Hughes, that The Golden Legend is a "hotch-potch of harmonic styles".
Potch does not show a play of color.
These include: casting, faceting, carving, jewelry, mosaics (e.g. little slices of opal on potch, obsidian or another black stone and with a clear dome (glass or crystal quartz) on top.