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scotch n. [
score] a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
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scotch v. [
thwart, queer, spoil, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
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scotch a. [
Scots, Scottish, Scotch] 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
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scotch n. [
Scotch, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky] whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
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scotch v. make a small cut or score into
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