'Scotch' definitions:
Definition of 'Scotch'
From: WordNet
adjective
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'" [syn: Scots, Scottish, Scotch]
adjective
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" [syn: economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting]
noun
A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) [syn: score, scotch]
noun
Whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky]
verb
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk]
verb
Make a small cut or score into
Definition of 'Scotch'
From: GCIDE
- Scotch \Scotch\, n.
- 1. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Collectively, the people of Scotland. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scotch'
From: GCIDE
- Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scotched; p. pr. & vb. n. Scotching.] [Cf. Prov. E. scote a prop, and Walloon ascot a prop, ascoter to prop, F. accoter, also Armor. skoaz the shoulder, skoazia to shoulder up, to prop, to support, W. ysgwydd a shoulder, ysgwyddo to shoulder. Cf. Scoat.] [Written also scoatch, scoat.] To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scotch'
From: GCIDE
- Scotch \Scotch\, a. [Cf. Scottish.] Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish. [1913 Webster]
- Scotch broom (Bot.), the Cytisus scoparius. See Broom.
- Scotch dipper, or Scotch duck (Zool.), the bufflehead; -- called also Scotch teal, and Scotchman.
- Scotch fiddle, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott.
- Scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
- Scotch nightingale (Zool.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]
- Scotch pebble. See under pebble.
- Scotch pine (Bot.) See Riga fir.
- Scotch thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Onopordon acanthium}); -- so called from its being the national emblem of the Scotch. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scotch'
From: GCIDE
- Scotch \Scotch\, n. A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scotch'
From: GCIDE
- Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf. Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E. shake.] To cut superficially; to wound; to score. [1913 Webster]
- We have scotched the snake, not killed it. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Scotched collops (Cookery), a dish made of pieces of beef or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with onion and other condiments; -- called also {Scotch collops}. [Written also scotcht collops.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scotch'
From: GCIDE
- Scotch \Scotch\, n. A slight cut or incision; a score. --Walton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Scotch'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- canny,
- careful,
- chary,
- cheeseparing,
- conserving,
- economic,
- economical,
- economizing,
- forehanded,
- frugal,
- labor-saving,
- money-saving,
- parsimonious,
- penny-wise,
- provident,
- prudent,
- prudential,
- saving,
- scrimping,
- skimping,
- spare,
- sparing,
- thrifty,
- time-saving,
- unwasteful,
- wary
Synonyms of 'scotch'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abrade,
- arrest,
- baffle,
- balk,
- bark,
- bearing rein,
- birthmark,
- bit,
- blast,
- blaze,
- blaze a trail,
- blemish,
- bloody,
- blotch,
- bottle up,
- brake,
- brand,
- brave,
- break,
- burn,
- caste mark,
- chafe,
- chain,
- chalk,
- chalk up,
- challenge,
- check,
- check off,
- checkmark,
- checkmate,
- checkrein,
- chip,
- chock,
- chop,
- cicatrix,
- cicatrize,
- circumvent,
- claw,
- cleft,
- clog,
- confound,
- confront,
- contravene,
- counter,
- counteract,
- countercheck,
- countermand,
- counterwork,
- crack,
- craze,
- crena,
- crenellate,
- crenulate,
- crimp,
- cross,
- curb,
- curb bit,
- cut,
- dam up,
- damp,
- dampen,
- damper,
- dapple,
- dash,
- defeat,
- define,
- defy,
- delay,
- delimit,
- demarcate,
- depression,
- destroy,
- detain,
- discolor,
- discoloration,
- discomfit,
- disconcert,
- discountenance,
- dish,
- disrupt,
- doorstop,
- dot,
- drag,
- drag sail,
- drift anchor,
- drift sail,
- drogue,
- earmark,
- elude,
- engrave,
- engraving,
- fetter,
- fleck,
- flick,
- flummox,
- foil,
- fracture,
- fray,
- frazzle,
- freckle,
- fret,
- frustrate,
- gall,
- gash,
- graving,
- hack,
- hatch,
- hinder,
- hold back,
- hold in check,
- hold up,
- holdback,
- hurt,
- impede,
- impress,
- imprint,
- incise,
- incision,
- indent,
- indentation,
- inhibit,
- injure,
- intercept,
- interfere,
- intermeddle,
- interrupt,
- intervene,
- jag,
- jog,
- joggle,
- jot,
- keep back,
- keep in check,
- kerf,
- knock the chocks,
- knurl,
- lacerate,
- lentigo,
- line,
- machicolate,
- macula,
- maim,
- make a mark,
- make mincemeat of,
- mark,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- marking,
- martingale,
- maul,
- meddle,
- mill,
- mole,
- mottle,
- mutilate,
- nevus,
- nick,
- nock,
- nonplus,
- notch,
- oppose,
- patch,
- pelham,
- pencil,
- pepper,
- perplex,
- picot,
- pierce,
- pink,
- point,
- polka dot,
- prick,
- print,
- punch,
- punctuate,
- puncture,
- remora,
- rend,
- repress,
- resist,
- restrain,
- retard,
- riddle,
- rip,
- ruin,
- run,
- rupture,
- sabotage,
- savage,
- scald,
- scallop,
- scar,
- scarification,
- scarify,
- scorch,
- score,
- scrape,
- scratch,
- scratching,
- scuff,
- sea anchor,
- seal,
- seam,
- serrate,
- set back,
- shackle,
- skin,
- slacken,
- slash,
- slit,
- snaffle,
- snub,
- speck,
- speckle,
- spike,
- splash,
- splotch,
- spoil,
- spoke,
- spot,
- sprain,
- stab,
- stain,
- stamp,
- stay,
- stick,
- stigma,
- stigmatize,
- stonewall,
- stop,
- strain,
- strawberry mark,
- streak,
- striate,
- stripe,
- stump,
- suppress,
- tattoo,
- tattoo mark,
- tear,
- thwart,
- tick,
- tick off,
- tittle,
- tooth,
- trace,
- trammel,
- traumatize,
- underline,
- underscore,
- upset,
- Vandyke,
- watermark,
- wound,
- wrench
Words containing 'Scotch'
- Scotched,
- Scotching,
- Scotch Plains,
- Scotch broom,
- Scotch collops,
- Scotch dipper,
- Scotch duck,
- Scotch fiddle,
- Scotch mist,
- Scotch nightingale,
- Scotch pebble,
- Scotch pine,
- Scotch reel,
- Scotch rite,
- Scotch teal,
- Scotch terrier,
- Scotch thistle,
- Scotched collops,
- scotch and soda,
- scotch asphodel,
- scotch broth,
- scotch egg,
- scotch fir,
- scotch gale,
- scotch kiss,
- scotch laburnum,
- scotch marigold,
- scotch pancake,
- scotch tape,
- scotch whiskey,
- scotch whisky,
- scotch woodcock,
- Butter-scotch,
- Scotch Plains, NJ,
- Scotch-hopper,
- scotch malt whiskey,
- scotch malt whisky,
- Ancient and Accepted Scotch Rite