Noun

• S: (n) score, scotch (a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally))
• S: (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)

Verb

• S: (v) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, 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"
• S: (v) scotch (make a small cut or score into)

Adjective

• S: (adj) 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 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'"
• S: (adj) economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting (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"