scotch English

Meaning scotch meaning

What does scotch mean?

Definitions in simple English

scotch Noun

— Scotch is an alcoholic beverage.

scotch

— verb make a small cut or score into

— noun (= score) a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

— adjective (= economical, frugal, 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

— verb (= foil, frustrate) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge foil your opponent

Scotch

— noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still

— adjective (= Scots, Scottish) 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'

Synonyms scotch synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as scotch?

Scotch English » English

Scottish

Scots

Scotch whisky

whisky

whiskey

scot

malt whisky

malt whiskey

Scotish

Scotch whiskey

Scotch malt whisky

Scotch malt whiskey

scratch

scarification

graze

abrasion

Scot’s

Scotswoman

Scotsman

Scotchwoman

Scotchman

scotch English » English

thwart

frustrate

baffle

spoil

foil

cross

bilk

scotch block

queer

score

ditch

deep-six

stop

stinting

sparing

scrap

render harmless

hinder

frugal

economical

cut

cramp

block

wound

wedge

trammel

tape

stymy

stymie

straiten

stint

stingy

stamp upon

stamp out

shut

scuttle

scutch

scratch

scathe

scar

scant

rule out

restrict

restrain

reduce

quash

prevent

plait

obviate

obstruct

Examples scotch examples

How do I use scotch in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Tom poured himself another scotch.

Tom poured himself a glass of scotch.

Tom took the bottle of Scotch from his briefcase and handed it to Mary.

Another Scotch and water, please.

Tom gave me some scotch.

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And I prefer Scotch to bourbon.

Give him a shot of scotch.

You have every chance of seeing things if you lower Scotch at that pace.

A case of Scotch.

Scotch for a local beat.

How about a little Scotch?

Will you have the bellhop hop up with some hop Scotch?

Scotch and soda.

Who took the Scotch from my closet?

What was she dressed in? Scotch tweeds, wasn't it?

No, wrong. Double scotch.

I'll bring a bottle of Scotch from the dining room and we'll sit around here and drink Scotch and make wry faces.

Scotch and rye?

One quart of scotch, one quart of rye.

One quart of scotch.

He'll take a scotch.

He's our Sheriff Substitute. Scotch for a local beat.

Scotch.

Scotch, with a champagne chaser.

I want four gin slings, a gin rickey, two Scotch and sodas, some Bacar.

Have a drink. - Scotch and soda.

Yes, well, it's just possible. Listen, have you got a slug of scotch? 'Cause I've got the jitters.

No.. pa is Scotch Ma is Canadian and I'm plain American.

He's still alive, but the couple of bottles of Scotch are dead.

I'll bet you a red herring against a case of pre-war Scotch it was some man that got you pushed in here.

You've been doing experiments with Scotch and soda again?

Where they had better Scotch.

Yes, a coal train to the Scotch express.

I did not couple the coal train to the Scotch express.

Do you like Scotch stories?

Scotch or rye?

If I'm going to have to stay in this jungle alone, you better send me up a bottle of Scotch.

Scotch coming up.

Well, yes, he needs stimulants, scotch, brandy, champagne.

News and current affairs

Make no mistake: the scourge of Pakistani terrorism emanates more from the country's Scotch whisky-sipping generals than from the bead-rubbing mullahs.

Indeed, though Musharraf displayed an urbane image, enjoyed his Scotch, and admired Turkey, he was not one of the Pakistani secularists so admired by Indian liberals.