SCOTCH

• (noun) 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

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

  synonyms : score

• (verb) make a small cut or score into

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

  "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge", "foil your opponent"

  synonyms : baffle , bilk , cross , foil , frustrate , queer , spoil , thwart

  last summer the children did everything they could to baffle their mother's plans for summer classes for them. -added by diviya_inlas

  you had to come along just then to bilk all those well laid plans of ours. -added by diviya_inlas

• (adj.) 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 : scots , scottish

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : economical , frugal , sparing , stinting

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