scotch (Meaning)
scotch (n)
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
scotch (v)
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
make a small cut or score into
scotch (a)
of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
scotch (s)
avoiding waste
scotch (a.)
Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.
scotch (n.)
The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
Collectively, the people of Scotland.
A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
A slight cut or incision; a score.
scotch (v. t.)
To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
Synonyms & Antonyms of scotch
Synonyms:
- devastate
- demolish
- break
- shatter
- mar
- deface
- nuke
- stamp (out)
- wallop
- cripple
- vitiate
- surmount
- annihilate
- desolate
- sweep (away)
- dismantle
- dissolve
- impair
- clobber
- decimate
- wash out
- deteriorate
- blast
- wear (away)
- blot out
- drub
- take down
- disfigure
- damage
- undo
- mangle
- sack
- overmatch
- wipe out
- harm
- dynamite
- wrack
- do in
- trounce
- total
- spoil
- injure
- scour
- remove
- mutilate
- disintegrate
- raze
- gut
- cut down
- disassemble
- beat
- pulverize
- erode
- overbear
- blow up
Antonyms:
- found
- assemble
- save
- shape
- preserve
- make
- institute
- fashion
- forge
- constitute
- shape
- fabricate
- constitute
- save
- establish
- frame
- produce
- invent
- frame
- produce
- bring about
- protect
- institute
- preserve
- manufacture
- organize
- doctor
- invent
- doctor
- establish
- fashion
- organize
- forge
- fabricate
- mend
- assemble
- manufacture
- mold
- bring about
- protect
- found
- mold
- make
- mend
Synonyms:
- slaughter
- efface
- zap
- pillage
- dispatch
- loot
- kill
- ravage
- trample
- expunge
- obliterate
- slay
- havoc
- mow (down)
- unbuild
- eradicate
- dilapidate
- root (out)
- take out
- kill off
- extirpate
- snuff (out)
- massacre
- fell
- plunder
- butcher
- exterminate
- trash
- assassinate
- vandalize
- execute
- despoil
- unmake
- liquidate
- murder
Antonyms:
scotch Sentence Examples
- The bartender poured a generous measure of scotch into the tumbler.
- The faint aroma of scotch lingered in the air, a testament to its fine aging.
- The executive carried a leather briefcase containing a bottle of rare scotch.
- The partygoers downed shot after shot of scotch, their laughter echoing through the room.
- The physician prescribed a nightly glass of scotch as a remedy for insomnia.
- The casino's high rollers indulged in expensive scotch while betting at the roulette table.
- The library's antique bookshelves housed a collection of rare scotch bottles.
- The scotch-glass candle emitted a warm, inviting aroma throughout the house.
- The journalist investigated allegations of counterfeiting in the Scotch whisky industry.
- The Scottish highlands were renowned for their centuries-old tradition of distilling scotch.
FAQs About the word scotch
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally), whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
rub out, win (against), skunk, defeat, master, conquer, rout, crush, smash, trim
put up, build, patch, create, put up, set up, patch, form, create, set up
The bartender poured a generous measure of scotch into the tumbler.
The faint aroma of scotch lingered in the air, a testament to its fine aging.
The executive carried a leather briefcase containing a bottle of rare scotch.
The partygoers downed shot after shot of scotch, their laughter echoing through the room.
