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- DictionaryScotch/skäCH/
verb
- 1. decisively put an end to: "a spokesman has scotched the rumors"
- 2. wedge (someone or something) somewhere: "he soon scotched himself against a wall"
noun
- 1. a wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping. archaic
Factsheet. What does the noun scotch mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun scotch, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in eastern English regional dialect. See meaning & use. How common is the noun scotch?
stamp out; foil: to scotch a rumor; to scotch a plan. to cut, gash, or score. to injure so as to make harmless. Building to block or prop with a wedge or chock. n. a cut, gash, or score. Building a block or wedge put under a wheel, barrel, etc., to prevent slipping.
transitive verb. If you scotch a rumor, plan, or idea, you put an end to it before it can develop any further. They have scotched rumors that they are planning a special show. Synonyms: put an end to, destroy, smash, devastate More Synonyms of scotch. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Scotch whisky (Scottish Gaelic: uisge-beatha na h-Alba; Scots: Scots whisky/whiskie, whusk(e)y, pronounced, often simply called whisky or Scotch) is malt whisky or grain whisky (or a blend of the two), made in Scotland. All Scotch whisky was originally made from malted barley.
Sorry. Each one of these words may be defined (as an adjective) as “of or relating to Scotland or its people,” and each one may also be defined (as a noun) as “the Scots language.” However, some uses are more common than others.
Sep 15, 2021 · Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Sep 15, 2021 • 4 min read. Both Scotch and whiskey are spirits with a high alcohol content, and although Scotch is sometimes known as Scotch whisky, it’s not the same as whiskey itself. Articles. Videos. Instructors.
The adjective Scotch is now mainly used in fixed expressions such as Scotch whisky and Scotch broth and sounds old-fashioned or insulting if it is used in any other way. The noun Scotch means whisky, and the noun Scots refers to a language spoken in Scotland, closely related to English.
