scotch[adjective]Synonyms: sparing, canny, chary, economical, frugal, saving, stewardly, thrifty, unwasteful, wary
[noun]Synonyms: score, scratch
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. Scotch1 noun [uncountable and countable] a strong alcoholic drink made in Scotland, or a glass of this ⇒
whisky:
Two Scotches, please. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
scotch /skɒtʃ $ skɑːtʃ/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: Perhaps from Anglo-French escocher 'to make a cut in a surface']
to stop something happening by firmly doing something to prevent it:
He issued an announcement to scotch rumours of his death. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲