Scotch
adj 1: 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 `Scottish authors' or
`Scottish mountains'"; "`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'" [syn: {Scots}, {Scottish},
{Scotch}]
2: 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 Depression"; (`scotch' is
used only informally) [syn: {economical}, {frugal}, {sparing},
{stinting}]
n : whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch}, {Scotch
whiskey}, {Scotch whisky}, {malt whiskey}, {malt whisky}]
v : to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of:
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
amazing September surge." [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {spoil},
{foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]