Analysis Complete

scotch

/ scotch /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Type of:
whiskey whisky
Kinds of:
Drambuie
Has parts:
Rob Roy
verb Sense 2
make a small cut or score into
Type of:
score nock mark
Derived:
score
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Type of:
incision scratch prick
Derived:
score nock mark
adjective satellite Sense 4
avoiding waste
"an economical meal"
"an economical shopper"
"a frugal farmer"
"a frugal lunch"
"a sparing father and a spending son"
"sparing in their use of heat and light"
"stinting in bestowing gifts"
"thrifty because they remember the great De"
Similar:
thrifty
Domain:
colloquialism
adjective Sense 5
of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
"Scots gaelic"
"the Scots community in New York"
"`Scottish'' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony'' or `Scottis"
Pertains to:
Scotland
verb Sense 6
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"
"foil your opponent"
Type of:
prevent forestall foreclose
Kinds of:
disappoint let down dash short-circuit ruin
Derived:
frustration defeat thwarting foiling cross
See also:
double cross
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
87%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

whiskey whisky Drambuie score nock mark incision scratch prick thrifty prevent forestall