Scotch, v. a.
- 1. Cut (slightly), wound (superficially), score, notch, scot, jag.
- 2. Stop (as a wheel, to prevent it from rolling back), block, prop, support.
Scotch, a. Scottish.
Scotch, n. Incision, cut, slit.
Scotch-hopper, n. Hop-scotch.
Scotchman, n. Scot, Scotsman, native of Scotland.
Scot-free, a.
- 1. Untaxed, without payment, without expense, shot-free.
- 2. Unhurt, uninjured, clear, safe, shot-free.
Scotticism, n. Scottish idiom.
Scottish, a. Scotch.
Scoundrel, n. Knave, rogue, villain, rascal, scamp, cheat, trickster, swindler, sharper, caitiff, vile wretch, miscreant, reprobate.
Scoundrel, a. Base, mean, unprincipled, disgraceful, low.
Scoundrelism, n. Knavery, roguery, villany, rascality, turpitude, baseness.
Scoundrelly, a. Base, mean, villanous, disgraceful, knavish.
Scour, v. a.
- 1. Clean (by friction), brighten, rub hard, scrub, cleanse.
- 2. Clean, cleanse, whiten.
- 3. Range over, brush along, pass swiftly over.
- 4. Purge (violently).
- 5. Rake, search closely.
- 6. Obliterate, efface, cleanse away, remove.