Definitions of Scotch [ɒtʃ]

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Definition of 'Scotch'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) scotch
to put an end to; crush; foil:
to scotch a rumor.

2.  scotch
to cut, gash, or score.

3.  scotch
to injure so as to make harmless.

4.  scotch
to block or prop with a wedge or chock.

5. (n.) scotch
a cut, gash, or score.

6.  scotch
a block or wedge put under a wheel, barrel, etc., to prevent slipping.

7. (adj.) Scotch
of Scottish origin; regarded as characteristic of Scotland or the Scottish people.

8.  Scotch
Sometimes Offensive.

9.  Scotch
(usu. l.c.) frugal; provident.

10. (n.) Scotch
(used with a pl. v.) Sometimes Offensive. the inhabitants of Scotland; the Scots.

11.  Scotch
(often l.c.)

Etymology: (1585–95; syncopated var. of Scottish)

Definition of 'Scotch'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) score, scotch
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

2. (adj) Scotch, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky
whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still

3. (adj) Scots, Scottish, 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'"

4. (verb) economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting
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"

5. (verb) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

6. (verb) scotch
make a small cut or score into

Definition of 'Scotch'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Scotch
of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish

2. (noun) Scotch
the dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland

3. (noun) Scotch
collectively, the people of Scotland

4. (noun) Scotch
a chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground

5. (noun) Scotch
a slight cut or incision; a score

6. (verb) Scotch
to shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping

7. (verb) Scotch
to cut superficially; to wound; to score

Definitions of 'Scotch'

The Roycroft Dictionary

Scotch
A verb meaning with care.

Translation of 'Scotch'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to put an end to (a rumour, plan etc) They scotched his attempt to become the chairman.
Afrikaans: beëindig	Arabic: يَضَعُ نِهايَةً لِ	Bulgarian: осуетявам
Brazilian: acabar com	Czech: zarazit	German: blockieren
Danish: gøre en ende på	Greek: θέτω τέλος, μπλοκάρω	Spanish: poner fin (a)
Estonian: lõppu tegema	Farsi: پايان دادن	Finnish: tehdä tyhjäksi
French: mettre finà	Hebrew: לָשִׂים קֵץ	Hindi: घायल कर देना, क्षत-विक्षत
Croatian: osujetiti	Hungarian: elvág	Indonesian: menghentikan
Icelandic: kveða niður	Italian: far cessare; mandare a mo	Japanese: つぶす
Korean: 꺾다	Lithuanian: sužlugdyti	Latvian: izbeigt; apspiest; apturē
Malay: mematahkan	Dutch: verijdelen	Norwegian: sette en stopper for, kve
Polish: udaremnić	Persian: پايان دادن	Pashto: سكاټلينډى، دسكاټلينډ
Portuguese: desfazer	Romanian: a stopa	Russian: положить конец
Slovak: zneškodniť	Slovenian: zatreti (kaj)	Serbian: zaustaviti glasine
Swedish: kväva, kuva, sätta stopp	Thai: กำจัด (ข่าวลือ)	Turkish: son vermek
Taiwanese: 粉碎(謠言)，制止(計劃)	Ukrainian: придушувати	Urdu: اڑنگا لگانا
Vietnamese: kết thúc, chấm dứt	Chinese: 粉碎，戳穿
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