1. scotch - noun
· a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Synonym(s): score
Hypernym(s): incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent
2. scotch - noun
· whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Synonym(s): Scotch, Scotch_whiskey, Scotch_whisky, malt_whiskey, malt_whisky, Scotch_malt_whiskey, Scotch_malt_whisky
3. scotch - verb
· hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
Synonym(s): thwart, queer, spoil, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
Hypernym(s): prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
4. scotch - verb
· make a small cut or score into
Hypernym(s): score, nock, mark
5. scotch - adjective
· 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'"
Synonym(s): Scots, Scottish, Scotch
6. scotch - adjective
· 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"
Synonym(s): economical, frugal, sparing, stinting
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