adj.
1.of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
2.avoiding waste scotch n.
1.a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
2.whiskey distilled in Scotland scotch v.
1.hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
2.make a small cut or score into
Idiom of the Day
pay the piper
to face the results of one's actions
The city government was forced to pay the piper after many years of bad management.