definition of
scotch

[1] #1 scotch n. [score] a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally). wn

[2] #2 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". wn

[3] #3 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. wn

[4] #4 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. wn

[5] #5 scotch v. make a small cut or score into. wn