Other Definitions
scotch (enc)
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Scotch| Noun | 1. | scotch - a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) | | | 2. | Scotch - whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot stillDrambuie - a sweet Scotch whisky liqueur Rob Roy - a manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey | | | Verb | 1. | scotch - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" short-circuit - hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings" ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election" | | | 2. | scotch - make a small cut or score intonock, score, mark - make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" | | | Adj. | 1. | Scotch - of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`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'" | | | 2. | scotch - avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech thrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources | |
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