Scotch

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  • transitive verb. To block (a wheel, for example) with a prop to prevent rolling or slipping.
  • noun. A block or wedge used as a prop behind or under an object likely to roll.
  • transitive verb. To put an abrupt end to.
  • transitive verb. To injure so as to render harmless.
  • transitive verb. To cut or score.
  • noun. A surface cut or abrasion.
  • noun. A line drawn on the ground, as one used in playing hopscotch.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To scratch; score or mark with slight incisions; notch; hack. See scotching.
  • undefined
  • To wound slightly.
  • To dock; fine; amerce.
  • noun. A prop or strut placed behind or before a wheel, to prevent its moving, or placed under a log to prevent it from rolling.
  • noun. In well-boring, a slotted bar used to hold up the rod and tools while a section is being attached or detached from above.
  • Same as Scottish.
  • noun. Collectively, the people of Scotland. Also Scots, as plural of Scot.
  • noun. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland. Also Scots.
  • noun. Scotch whisky.
  • noun. A slight cut or shallow incision; a scratch; a notch.
  • noun. A line drawn on the ground, as in hop-scotch.
  • To prop or block, as the wheel of a coach or wagon, with a stone or other obstacle; hence, to put on the brake or drag to.
  • To hold back.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
  • noun. Collectively, the people of Scotland.
  • noun. A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping.
  • transitive verb. To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
  • noun. A slight cut or incision; a score.
  • transitive verb. To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
  • transitive verb. a dish made of pieces of beef or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with onion and other condiments; -- called also Scotch collops.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.
  • adjective. the Cytisus scoparius. See Broom.
  • adjective. the bufflehead; -- called also Scotch teal, and Scotchman.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. the itch.
  • adjective. a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
  • adjective. the sedge warbler.
  • adjective. See under pebble.
  • adjective. See Riga fir.
  • adjective. a species of thistle (Onopordon acanthium); -- so called from its being the national emblem of the Scotch.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of Scottish origin.
  • noun. A surface cut or abrasion.
  • noun. A line drawn on the ground, as one used in playing hopscotch.
  • noun. A block for a wheel or other round object.
  • noun. Whisky of Scottish origin.
  • verb. To cut or score.
  • verb. To prevent (something) from being successful.
  • verb. To debunk or discredit an idea or rumor.
  • verb. To block a wheel or other round object.
  • verb. To beat yarn in order to break up slugs and align the threads.
  • verb. to rape
  • verb. To dress (stone) with a pick or pointed instrument.
  • Word Usage
    "Hell, one can always argue that the smokey flavor of scotch is due to polycyclic aromatics that can be “associated” with some desease or another."
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    Equivalent
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dent  incision  mark  nock  prick  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Boche  botch  crotch  gotch  lauch  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    absinthe  ale  booze  bourbon  buttermilk  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Scottish  Vandyke  abrade  arrest  baffle  
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