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

synoniem: score.

Nederlands: Schotten

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

synoniemen: malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky.

Pools: szkocka

Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

synoniemen: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, spoil, thwart.

Roget 257: notch, nick, cut, dent, indent, jag, scarify, scotch, crimp, scallop, scollop^†, crenulate^†, vandyke.   

Nederlands: afweren, dwarsbomen, frustreren, torpederen

Make a small cut or score into.

Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language:
— `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'.

synoniemen: Scots, Scottish.

Pools: szkocki

Avoiding waste:
— `scotch' is used only informally.

synoniemen: economical, frugal, sparing, stinting.

Pools: oszczędny, ekonomiczny