Definition of scotch

• a. - Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.
• n. - The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
• n. - Collectively, the people of Scotland.
• v. t. - To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
• n. - A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
• v. t. - To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
• n. - A slight cut or incision; a score.