Thesaurus: scotch

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1. a. Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.
2. n. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
3. n. Collectively, the people of Scotland.
4. v. t. To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
5. n. A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
6. v. t. To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
7. n. A slight cut or incision; a score.
8. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
9. n. whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
10. adj. avoiding waste
11. n. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
12. v. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of