Scotch
41Scotch — [[t]skɒtʃ[/t]] adj. 1) peo of Scottish origin; regarded as characteristic of Scotland or the Scottish people 2) off sts Sometimes Offensive. Scottish 1) 3) (usu. l.c.) frugal; provident 4) peo (used with a pl. v.) Sometimes Offensive. the… …
42Scotch — , Scottish, Scots Except for Scotch whisky and well established expressions such as Scotch broth and Scotch mist, Scottish and Scots are preferred. In particular, a person from Scotland is Scottish, not Scotch. The British army unit is the… …
43Scotch — adjective old fashioned term for Scottish. noun 1》 short for Scotch whisky. 2》 [as pluralnoun the Scotch] dated the people of Scotland. 3》 dated the form of English spoken in Scotland. Origin C16: contr. of Scottish. Usage The use of …
44Scotch — I UK [skɒtʃ] / US [skɑtʃ] noun Word forms Scotch : singular Scotch plural Scotches a) [uncountable] whisky that is produced in Scotland b) [countable] a glass of this drink II UK [skɒtʃ] / US [skɑtʃ] adjective old fashioned Scottish. This word is …
45Scotch — 1. noun /skatʃ/ a) The people of Scotland. The Scotch are a hardy bunch. b) Whisky made in Scotland. Vahag has drunk a lot of Scotch. Syn: Scots, Scots English, Scottish …
46scotch — scotch1 /skoch/, v.t. 1. to put a definite end to; crush; stamp out; foil: to scotch a rumor; to scotch a plan. 2. to cut, gash, or score. 3. to injure so as to make harmless. 4. to block or prop with a wedge or chock. n. 5. a cut, gash, or score …
47scotch — 1scotch s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} whisky scozzese {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1935. ETIMO: tratto dalla loc. scotch whisky propr. whisky scozzese . 2scotch s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} nastro adesivo trasparente {{line}} {{/line}} DATA:… …
48Scotch — Scotch1 [ skatʃ ] noun uncount WHISKEY that is produced in Scotland a. count a glass of this drink Scotch Scotch 2 [ skatʃ ] adjective SCOTTISH …
49scotch — [[t]skɒ̱tʃ[/t]] scotches, scotching, scotched VERB If you scotch a rumour, plan, or idea, you put an end to it before it can develop any further. [V n] They have scotched rumours that they are planning a special London show. [V n] ...but local… …
50scotch — UK [skɒtʃ] / US [skɑtʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms scotch : present tense I/you/we/they scotch he/she/it scotches present participle scotching past tense scotched past participle scotched to stop something from continuing before it has a chance …
