a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Used in a Sentence
scotch
How to use scotch in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for scotch.
Editorial note
It was, after all, first produced with scotch tape.
Examples11
Definitions6
Parts of speech3
Quick take
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of scotch gathered in one view.
whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for scotch.
noun
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
See also: score
noun
whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
See also: Scotch
verb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
See also: thwart, queer, spoil, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
verb
make a small cut or score into
adjective
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'"
adjective
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"
See also: economical, frugal, sparing, stinting
Example sentences
It was, after all, first produced with scotch tape.
Michael can be an acquired taste, like fine wine or good scotch.
Hey, I really like a glas of wine here or there, a glas of good scotch once in a while.
It's just a connoisseur mentality -- the same as for wine, scotch, guns, etc.
Fucking hell, folks--these aren't some mystical cabal of people that go up to the country club and swirl scotch and pee on the poors.
It almost all boils down to the author being annoyed that 24-year-olds are "collecting expensive scotch".
It's that there's little market for a solution -- electrical, scotch, gaffer, duct, or other tape works just fine.
It kind of is the Bose Audio of scotch; you can get much better for the price, regardless of how delicious it is.
I confess, I've accidentally inhaled a bit too hard from a glencairn glass full of scotch tilted a bit too far towards my nose.
China just enacted a 3 month ban on all spy dramas on TV [1] and I'm about go home and watch Casino Royal with a bottle of scotch [2].
Cats aren't just great for the distillery; nothing makes me more content than having one of my two cats curled up on my lap while I sip a scotch and watch something nerdy on TV.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use scotch in a sentence?
It was, after all, first produced with scotch tape.
What does scotch mean?
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
What part of speech is scotch?
scotch is commonly used as noun, verb, adjective.