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# scotch

noun (Scotch — whisky, uncountable); adjective (Scotch — in fixed names); verb (scotch, scotches, scotched, scotching)

«scotch» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (noun) Scotch is whisky made in Scotland (an alcoholic drink for adults). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#m1)
2. (verb) To stop a rumour, idea or plan, often by showing it is false: "scotch a rumour". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#m2)
3. (adjective) Used in some fixed names: Scotch egg (a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs), Scotch pancake, Scotch mist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#m3)
4. (a name) Scotch tape is a US brand of clear sticky tape (UK: Sellotape). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#m4)
5. Scotch can also be an old word meaning Scottish, as in "Scotch ballads". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, children meet Scotch eggs at picnics and Scotch tape in the US. Adults may drink Scotch. In news and formal talk, people "scotch rumours". Note: for people from Scotland, say "Scottish" or "Scots", not "Scotch", which many Scottish people find old-fashioned or wrong. Phrases: scotch a rumour, Scotch egg, Scotch tape, Scotch whisky, Scotch mist.

### Examples

- We had Scotch eggs at the picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#x1)
- The head teacher scotched the rumour that school would close. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#x2)
- Can you pass the Scotch tape? (US) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#x3)
- Grandad likes a glass of Scotch after dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#x4)
- The rain scotched our plans for a barbecue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#x5)
- She is Scottish, not "Scotch"! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#x6)
- Soon there was an army of brave Scotch-men around him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/#x7)

### Note

Capital S for the whisky and in Scotch egg; small s for the verb. Use "Scottish" for people and most things from Scotland. Alcohol is for adults only.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scotch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scotch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scotch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scotch.html) on Mova free.