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scotch

/skɑt͡ʃ/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Scotch means: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

Synonyms for scotch35

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

Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky

noun, as in a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

score

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

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

adjective, as in avoiding waste

economical, frugal, sparing, stinting, thrifty

adjective, as in of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

Scots, Scottish

also used for scotch

put the kibosh on, spike, chock, block, abuse, ravish, violate, constuprate, defile, defoul, dishonour, force, misuse

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What does scotch mean?6

verb

1

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of“What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”

2

make a small cut or score into

noun

1

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

2

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

adjective

1

avoiding waste“an economical meal”

2

of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language“Scots Gaelic”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with scotch?3

one syllable

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Scotch in a sentence

  • Scotch brand is a type of adhesive tape.Dejo
  • Could I have a scotch on the rocks please?lukaszpp
  • Scotch on the rocks. And make it snappy!canonrebel
  • These gatherings always get rowdy after hours, when the boss breaks out the single-malt scotch.papabear
  • Hand me the Scotch tape so I can finish wrapping this.mccarras
  • Yanni drank a shot of scotch.Amastan
  • Can you bring me the Scotch Tape?auxitt
  • Tom poured himself a glass of scotch.Spamster

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Forms of scotch

as a noun

plural
scotches

as a verb

past tense
scotched
present participle
scotching
third-person singular
scotches
past participle
scotched