scotch | English to English Dictionary

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scotch

(sk/A//tS/ )

of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language(adj.pert)

Example:
`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'.

Synonym:
scots, scottish

source: wordnet30
Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.(adjective)

source: webster1913

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)(noun.shape)

Synonym:
score

source: wordnet30
whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still(noun.food)

Synonym:
malt whiskey, malt whisky, scotch malt whiskey, scotch malt whisky, scotch whiskey, scotch whisky

source: wordnet30
The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.(noun)

source: webster1913
A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.(noun)

source: webster1913
A slight cut or incision; a score.(noun)

source: webster1913

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of(verb.social)

Synonym:
baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, spoil, thwart

source: wordnet30
make a small cut or score into(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cut superficially; to wound; to score.(verb)

source: webster1913