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
under one's thumb
obedient to someone, controlled by someone
The man is only an assistant salesman but he has his boss under his thumb.