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Meanings of scotch in English

Catalan
whisky escocès

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

      whisky escocès
      Portuguese
      contrariar
      Catalan
      desbaratar
      Spanish
      frustrar

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

          Related terms
          contrariar

          Avoiding waste.

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

                      Usage of scotch in English
                      1
                      Or scotch that: Fifteen years ago was supposed to be his moment.
                      NY Magazine
                      2
                      I have some scotch in my room, if you need help sleeping.
                      American Gods
                      3
                      To help think matters through he poured a scotch and watched football.
                      Solar
                      4
                      He had worked his way through his scotch when the phone rang.
                      The vaults
                      5
                      I investigate the glass and find it contains ice cubes and scotch.
                      WATER FOR ELEPHANT
                      6
                      Of course, anybody who looked like him had be a scotch man.
                      Mortal Allies
                      7
                      While there are some awesome Ron Burgundy one-liners, including, I love scotch.
                      The South African
                      8
                      Macon just stared back at me, swirling the scotch in his glass.
                      Beautiful creatures
                      9
                      In between the sculptures are expensive unopened bottles of imported scotch-moreshowpieces.
                      Larry's kidney: being the true story of how I found myself in ch...
                      10
                      Esther pours me a scotch and steers me into the living room.
                      Snapped
                      11
                      Buchanan retrieved the bottle of scotch and placed it on the table.
                      Serena
                      12
                      Legislation, intended to scotch the snake of Jacobitism, began with religious persecution.
                      A Short History of Scotland
                      13
                      Thomas poured himself a tumbler of scotch, and another one for me.
                      Leaving Time
                      14
                      Michael served some anisette to the Don and scotch to Tom Hagen.
                      The Godfather
                      15
                      The waiter deposited a double scotch on ice in front of him.
                      Ape House
                      16
                      He wore a nubby jacket and a silk turtleneck and sipped scotch.
                      The lost recipe for happiness
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                      Translations for scotch
                      Spanish
                      frustrar
                      Scotch through the time
                      Scotch across language varieties
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