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NOUN 2

  1. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

    Synonymsscore

  2. whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still

    SynonymsScotch whiskeyScotch whiskymalt whiskeymalt whiskyScotch malt whiskeyScotch malt whisky

VERB 2

  1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    • “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”
    • “foil your opponent”
    Synonymsthwartqueerspoilfoilcrossfrustratebafflebilk

  2. make a small cut or score into

ADJECTIVE 2

  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; 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'"

    • “Scots Gaelic”
    • “the Scots community in New York”
    • “`Scottish'”
    • “`Scotch'”
    SynonymsScotsScottish

  2. avoiding waste; is used only informally"

    • “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'”
    Synonymseconomicalfrugalsparingstinting

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