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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'.

synonyms: Scots, Scottish.

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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