Definition
- scotch :hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- scotch :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'
- scotch :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
- scotch :a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
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