• noun:   whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
• noun:   a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
• verb:   make a small cut or score into
• verb:   hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
• adjective:   avoiding waste

  Example: "`scotch' is used only informally"

• adjective:   of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

  Example: "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"

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