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Meaning of word scotch from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

scotch   noun

Meaning : A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally).

Synonyms : score

Meaning : 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

scotch   verb

Meaning : Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

Example : What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge.
Foil your opponent.

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

Meaning : Make a small cut or score into.

scotch   adjective

Meaning : Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language.

Example : 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'.

Synonyms : scots, scottish

Meaning : Avoiding waste.

Example : 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.

Synonyms : economical, frugal, sparing, stinting

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