scotch
noun
1 scotch
A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally).
synonym: score.
Dutch: Schotten
2 Scotch
Whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still.
synonyms: malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky.
Polish: szkocka
verb
1 scotch
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
synonyms: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, spoil, thwart.
Roget 257: notch, nick, cut, dent, indent, jag, scarify, scotch, crimp, scallop, scollop†, crenulate†, vandyke.
Dutch: afweren, dwarsbomen, frustreren, torpederen
2 scotch
Make a small cut or score into.
adjective
1 Scotch
Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language:
— `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'.
Polish: szkocki
2 scotch
Avoiding waste:
— `scotch' is used only informally.
synonyms: economical, frugal, sparing, stinting.
Polish: oszczędny, ekonomiczny
Roget 188: indigenous; native, natal; autochthonal†, autochthonous; British; English; American†; Canadian, Irish, Scotch, Scottish, Welsh; ... show more
Roget 659: unimproved etc. (improve) etc. 658; deteriorated etc. v.; altered, altered for the worse; injured etc. v.; ... show more
Moby thesaurus: canny, careful, chary, cheeseparing, conserving, economic, economical, economizing, forehanded, frugal, labor-saving, money-saving, parsimonious, penny-wise, provident, prudent, prudential, saving, scrimping, skimping ... show more.
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