Scotch

  • 51Scotch — I. adjective Etymology: contraction of Scottish Date: 1591 1. Scottish 2. inclined to frugality II. noun Date: circa 1700 1. Scots 2. plural in constructi …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 52scotch — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino SOCIOLOGÍA Whisky escocés. IRREG. plural scotchs * * * scotch (ingl.; pronunc. [escóch]) m. Whisky elaborado en Escocia …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 53Scotch — See Scotch, Scot, Scotsman …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 54scotch — verb Scotch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑myth, ↑rumour …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 55Scotch — adj. Scotch is used with these nouns: ↑egg, ↑tape, ↑whisky …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 56Scotch — Scotch1 n [U and C] a strong alcoholic drink made in Scotland, or a glass of this ▪ Two scotches, please. Scotch 2 Scotch2 adj old fashioned ↑Scottish …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 57scotch — whisky écossais ♦ Scotch mot anglais qui signifie «Écossais» …

    Dictionnaire des éponymes

  • 58scotch — verb (T) to stop something happening by firmly doing something to prevent it: British delegates soon scotched any idea of a deal. | scotch a rumour (=stop people saying something untrue) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 59scotch — [[t]skɒtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to put an end to; crush; foil: to scotch a rumor[/ex] 2) to cut, gash, or score 3) to injure so as to make harmless 4) bui to block or prop with a wedge or chock 5) a cut, gash, or score 6) bui a block or wedge put under a …

    From formal English to slang

  • 60Scotch — /skɒtʃ/ (say skoch) adjective 1. → Scottish (def. 1). –noun 2. → Scotch whisky. 3. → Scottish (defs 2 and 3). {variant of Scots} …

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