English adjective: Scotch | |||
1. | Scotch of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
2. | scotch avoiding waste | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Similar | thrifty | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | wasteful | ||
English noun: scotch | |||
1. | scotch (shape) a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) | ||
Synonyms | score | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dent, incision, prick, scratch, slit | ||
2. | Scotch (food) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | whiskey, whisky | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Drambuie | ||
Substance meronym | Rob Roy | ||
English verb: scotch | |||
1. | scotch (social) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | ||
Samples | What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge. Foil your opponent. | ||
Synonyms | baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, spoil, thwart | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dash, disappoint, let down, ruin, short-circuit | ||
2. | scotch (contact) make a small cut or score into | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mark, nock, score | ||