scotch

adjective

  1. 1

    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

  2. 2

    avoiding waste

    an economical meal

    an economical shopper

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

verb

  1. 1

    make a small cut or score into

    Scots Gaelic

    the Scots community in New York

  2. 2

    hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge

    foil your opponent

Synonyms

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