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scotch

Definition of scotch (English)

adjective

  1. 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'
    sumber: wordnet30
  2. Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.
    sumber: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. 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
    sumber: wordnet30

noun

  1. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
    sumber: wordnet30
  2. whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
    sumber: wordnet30
  3. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
    sumber: webster1913
  4. A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
    sumber: webster1913
  5. A slight cut or incision; a score.
    sumber: webster1913

verb

  1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
    • foil your opponent
    sumber: wordnet30
  2. make a small cut or score into
    sumber: wordnet30
  3. To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
    sumber: webster1913
  4. To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
    sumber: webster1913