Scotch Definition

skŏch
scotched, scotches, scotching
verb
scotched, scotches, scotching
To wound without killing; maim.
Webster's New World
To injure so as to render harmless.
American Heritage
To put an end to; stifle; stamp out.
To scotch a rumor.
Webster's New World
To cut; scratch; score; notch.
Webster's New World
To block (a wheel, log, etc.) with a wedge, block, etc. to prevent movement.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
scotches
A cut or scratch.
Webster's New World

A line drawn on the ground, as one used in playing hopscotch.

Wiktionary
Such a block, wedge, etc. used to prevent rolling, slipping, etc.
Webster's New World

Scottish.

Webster's New World
Whiskey, often having a smoky flavor, distilled in Scotland from malted barley.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

The Scottish dialect of English, or the Scots language.

Wiktionary

(chess, informal, the Scotch) The opening 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4.

Karpov played the Scotch against Anand.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of Scotland or its people, language, or culture; Scottish.
Webster's New World
Frugal or stingy.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
the Scotch
  • the Scottish people
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Scotch

Noun

Singular:
scotch
Plural:
scotches

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Scotch

  • the Scotch

Origin of Scotch

  • Middle English scocchen to cut perhaps from Anglo-Norman escocher to notch es- intensive pref. (from Latin ex- ex–) Old French coche notch (probably from Latin coccum scarlet oak berry) (from Greek kokkos)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English scocchen (“to cut"), perhaps from Anglo-Norman escocher (“to notch") , from es- (“intensive prefix"), from Latin ex-, + Old French coche (“notch")

    From Wiktionary

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

    From Wiktionary

  • The tape brand is supposedly after its cheapness (as the Scottish were stereotyped as cheap).

    From Wiktionary

  • Contraction of Scottish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Contraction of Scottish.

    From Wiktionary

  • From 3M's Scotch tape.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See Scotch.

    From Wiktionary

Scotch Sentence Examples

  • Yes, I am going to need a lot of scotch, please.

  • He belonged to a noble family of Scotch descent, tracing its origin to Walter Stutt, who in 1420 accompanied the earls of Buchan and Douglas to the court of France, and whose family afterwards rose to be counts of Tracy.

  • The Presbyterians from the Scotch Established Church combined with the American Presbyterian Church, but the separating churches of Scotland organized independent bodies.

  • The Anti-Burgher Synod sent Alexander Gellatly and Andrew Arnot in 1752, and two years later they organized the Associate Presbytery of Pennsylvania; they were joined in 1757 by the Scotch Church in New York City, which.

  • The Burgher Synod in 1764 sent Thomas Clarke of Ballybay, Ireland, who settled at Salem, Washington county, New York, and in 1776 sent David Telfair, of Monteith, Scotland, who preached in Philadelphia; they united with the Associate Presbytery of Pennsylvania; in 1771 the Scotch Synod ordered the presbytery to annul its union with the Burghers, and although Dr Clarke of Salem remained in the Associate Presbytery, the Burgher ministers who immigrated later joined the Associate Reformed Church.

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