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Scotch

//skɑt͡ʃ// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Scotch (“Scottish”) alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Of or from Scotland; Scottish. dated, not-comparable

    "Behind all his assumed unsocialism there lay a true warm heart; nor could anything be kindlier than the welcome which, whenever they did come to him, any of his Scotch relatives received."

Adjective
  1. 1
    avoiding waste wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Scots language. dated

    "But Rob was just saying what a shame it was that folk should be shamed nowadays to speak Scotch – or they called it Scots if they did, the split-tongued sourocks!"

  2. 2
    The Scottish dialect of English. dated
  3. 3
    The people of Scotland. dated

    "The Scotch are a hardy bunch."

  4. 4
    The opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4. informal

    "Karpov played the Scotch against Anand."

Noun
  1. 1
    A surface cut or abrasion.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Scotch (“whisky”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed."

  3. 3
    Scotch tape. uncountable
  4. 4
    Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley. uncountable

    "Paul has drunk a lot of Scotch."

  5. 5
    whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still wordnet
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  1. 6
    A line drawn on the ground, as one used in playing hopscotch.
  2. 7
    Any variety of Scotch. countable

    "My favorite Scotches are Glenlivet and Laphroaig."

  3. 8
    a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) wordnet
  4. 9
    A block for a wheel or other round object; a chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping.

    "a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground"

  5. 10
    A glass of Scotch. countable

    "Gimme a Scotch."

Verb
  1. 1
    To cut or score; to wound superficially. transitive

    "We have scotched the snake, not killed it."

  2. 2
    To rape. Australian, slang, transitive
  3. 3
    make a small cut or score into wordnet
  4. 4
    To prevent (something) from being successful. transitive

    "The rain scotched his plans of going to the beach."

  5. 5
    hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of wordnet
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  1. 6
    To debunk or discredit an idea or rumor. transitive

    "The prime minister scotched rumors of his resignation."

  2. 7
    To block a wheel or other round object. transitive

    "The workers stopped the rig on an incline and scotched the wheels."

  3. 8
    To dress (stone) with a pick or pointed instrument. transitive
  4. 9
    To beat yarn in order to break up slugs and align the threads. transitive

    "Yarn is scotched immediately after it has been dried and while it is still warm. http://www.google.com/patents?id=DXdGAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP3&vq=scotched&dq=scotching"

  5. 10
    To clothe or cover up. obsolete, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English scocchen (“to cut”), perhaps from Anglo-Norman escocher (“to notch”), from es- (“intensive prefix”) (from Latin ex-) + Old French coche (“notch”). Not related to Scotch.

Etymology 2

From Middle English scocchen (“to cut”), perhaps from Anglo-Norman escocher (“to notch”), from es- (“intensive prefix”) (from Latin ex-) + Old French coche (“notch”). Not related to Scotch.

Etymology 3

From 3M's Scotch tape.

Etymology 4

From 3M's Scotch tape.

Etymology 5

Contraction of Scottish. The chess opening is supposedly after its having been played in a correspondence game between Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England.

Etymology 6

Contraction of Scottish. The chess opening is supposedly after its having been played in a correspondence game between Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England.

Etymology 7

Contraction of Scottish. The chess opening is supposedly after its having been played in a correspondence game between Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England.

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