 scotch |
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| 1. | [ verb ] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | |
| Synonyms: | frustrate thwart foil cross bilk baffle spoil queer | |
| Examples: | "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge" "foil your opponent" |
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| Related terms: | prevent discourage disappoint short-circuit dash ruin double_cross frustrating frustration cross | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] avoiding waste | |
| Synonyms: | economical stinting sparing frugal | |
| Examples: | "an economical meal" "a frugal farmer" "a frugal lunch" "a sparing father and a spending son" "stinting in bestowing gifts" "thrifty because they remember the great Depression" (`scotch' is used only informally) |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism thrifty | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland, its people or culture, its English dialect or Gaelic language | |
| Synonyms: | Scottish Scots | |
| Examples: | "Scots gaelic" "the Scots community" "`Scottish' is more formal `Scottish authors" "`Scotch' is used in phrases as `Scotch whiskey'" |
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| Related terms: | Scotland Scotland Scotland | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make a small cut or score into | |
| Related terms: | score score | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) | |
| Synonyms: | score | |
| Related terms: | incision | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (food) whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still | |
| Synonyms: | Scotch_whisky malt_whiskey malt_whisky Scotch_whiskey | |
| Related terms: | whiskey drambuie Rob_Roy | |
| Similar spelling: |
Scotchman scutcheon schtick schtickl Scots Scottish schtik Scates |
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