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Chess opening
The Scotch Game, or Scotch Opening, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 White strikes in the centre early with 3.d4
Scotch_Game
Chess opening
from the Scotch Game (3.d4) after 3...exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3. The most common continuations are 4.Bb5, the Spanish Variation, and 4.d4, the Scotch Variation
Four_Knights_Game
Topics referred to by the same term
up Scotch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scotch most commonly refers to: Scotch (adjective), adjective meaning "of or from Scotland" Scotch, old-fashioned
Scotch
"Scotch Game: Göring Gambit - Chess Openings". "Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit - Chess Openings". "Scotch Game: Relfsson Gambit - Chess Openings". "Scotch
List_of_chess_gambits
German chess player (1833–1891)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 The move 7.Bb5 in the Scotch Game is associated with Paulsen's name, as the Paulsen Attack: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3
Louis_Paulsen
Chess opening
on e5, preventing e4-e5 altogether). After 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5, the game might typically proceed as follows: 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0
King's_Indian_Attack
Chess opening
Spanish Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5), the Italian Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4), the Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4), and Petrov's Defense (1.e4
Open_Game
Chess opening
counterattack in the centre also avoids the Ruy Lopez, Italian Game, and Scotch Game. White's most common response are 3.Nxe5 and 3.d4 (the Steinitz
Petrov's_Defence
Chess game played in London in 1851
The Immortal Game was a chess game played in 1851 between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky during the London 1851 chess tournament, an event in
Immortal_Game
Chess opening
Variation of the Scotch Four Knights Game. 2...Nc6 3.Nf3 transposes to the Three Knights Game, which most often leads to the Four Knights Game after 3...Nf6
Vienna_Game
Chess opening
today. Transposition to the Hungarian Defense (e.g. after 4.0-0 Be7) or Scotch Game (after 4.d4 exd4) is common. The main independent lines begin 4.d4 Bg4
Italian_Game
Ukrainian chess grandmaster (born 1980)
grandmaster. He achieved his GM title at FIDE by 2005. He is a keen Scotch game player, having only lost 3 out of the 20 professional games with it as
Eduard_Andreev
Checkmate position
checkmated in 8 moves by Mukhiddin Madaminov in a Scotch Game that ended in a scholar's mate pattern. Scotch Game (ECO C45) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4
Scholar's_mate
Chess opening
play 4.Nxc3. This line often transposes into the Göring Gambit of the Scotch Game. There are only few lines with Black omitting ...Nc6 and/or White omitting
Danish_Gambit
Uzbekistani chess grandmaster (born 2006)
in a Scotch Game that ended in a scholar's mate pattern. This was a rare instance of such a checkmate occurring in a master-level game. Scotch Game (ECO
Mukhiddin_Madaminov
Reference work on chess openings
Defence Vienna Game Centre Game King's Gambit Philidor Defence Italian (Giuoco Piano, Evans Gambit, Hungarian Defence, and Two Knights) Scotch Game Four Knights
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Open-source online chess platform
were played as Chess 960 events with randomized starting positions for each game. As of February 2022, Carlsen has a record 17 victories in titled arenas
Lichess
Chess game played by Garry Kasparov
Kasparov's immortal is a chess game played by Garry Kasparov as White against Veselin Topalov as Black at the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999
Kasparov's_Immortal
Chess opening
less commonly played after 2...exd4. Black can safely transpose to the Scotch Game, Petrov's Defense, or the Philidor Defense, or play 3...c5 4.Bc4 b5 (the
Center_Game
Chess opening
Attack has been known for many centuries, the earliest known example being a game played by Giulio Cesare Polerio before 1606. After 6...Kxf7, play usually
Fried_Liver_Attack
Chess opening
Bc5, counterattacking the f2-square. The variation was first seen in the game J. Reinisch–Karel Traxler played in Hostouň in 1890. Later it was named after
Traxler_Counterattack
1996 and 1997 chess matches
Game, an opening combining the characteristics of the Scotch Game and the Four Knights Game. Game 5 was considered an embarrassment for the Deep Blue team
Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov
Deep_Blue_versus_Garry_Kasparov
Chess opening
Caro–Kann Defence with ...cxd4 exd4. White's set-up often results in a closed game, and often involves a plan to put a knight on e5, supported by the pawn and
London_System
Chess opening
the late British grandmaster Tony Miles. White can transpose to the Scotch Game with 3.Nf3, or play 3.d5 Nce7 (intending 4...Ng6 – the Black Knight's
Nimzowitsch_Defence
System of points scoring in the game of chess
Defence Ponziani Opening Ruy Lopez Semi-Italian Opening Scotch Game Two Knights Defence Vienna Game Owen's Defence Pirc Defence Scandinavian Defence Sicilian
Chess_scoring
Game piece for playing chess
A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one
Chess_piece
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
openings such as the King's Gambit, Danish Gambit, Ruy Lopez and Italian Game. Queenside pawn openings were not popular and rarely played. Paul Morphy
Romantic_chess
Initial moves of a chess game
are used as follows: Game: Used for some of the oldest named openings, such as the Scotch Game, Vienna Game, and Four Knights Game. In the 19th century
Chess_opening
Playground jumping game
references to the game in the English-speaking world date to the late seventeenth century, usually under the name "scotch-hop" or "scotch-hopper(s)". A manuscript
Hopscotch
Chess piece
The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or diagonally, combining the
Queen_(chess)
Chess opening
maintain a pawn on d5; the game will be cramped, but exchanging pieces and using pawn breaks at c5 and e5 can free Black's game. Alternatively, Black may
Queen's_Gambit
Chess tournament in Pegeia, Cyprus
was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment per move starting from move 1. Players got 1
Women's Candidates Tournament 2026
Women's_Candidates_Tournament_2026
Chess pattern of development
Black in the Ruy Lopez or by White in an uncommon variation of the Vienna Game. One of the major benefits of the fianchetto is that it often allows the
Fianchetto
Chess opening
after several critical losses to Kramnik. However, Kramnik himself won a game on the black side of the KID in 2012, and current top players including Hikaru
King's_Indian_Defence
Chess opening
Black's c5-pawn is traded for White's d4-pawn in the early stages of the game, granting Black a central pawn majority. The pawn trade also opens the c-file
Sicilian_Defence
Chess opening
Defense Ponziani Opening Ruy Lopez Semi-Italian Opening Scotch Game Two Knights Defense Vienna Game Owen's Defense Pirc Defense Scandinavian Defense Sicilian
Tennison_Gambit
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
machine first displayed in 1770, which appeared to be able to play a strong game of chess autonomously, but whose pieces were in reality moved via levers
Mechanical_Turk
Chess opening
assess the game as =, forgetting the fact that they are a pawn down." Gallagher thought that the closely related Hübsch Gambit gave an equal game but that
Blackmar–Diemer_Gambit
German chess player
Johannes Zukertort won). His name is attached to the Göring Gambit in the Scotch Game (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3), the Göring Attack in the Evans
Carl_Göring
Chess opening
plenty of tactical variations. The Caro–Kann is classified as a Semi-Open Game, like the Sicilian Defence and the French Defence, although it is thought
Caro–Kann_Defence
Chess opening
give it back for extra time to free their game. In the Closed Catalan, Black does not capture on c4; their game can be somewhat cramped for a while, but
Catalan_Opening
Chess piece
piece in the game of chess. It moves and captures along diagonals without jumping over interfering pieces. Each player begins the game with two bishops
Bishop_(chess)
Chess opening
work credited to the medieval writer Luis Ramírez de Lucena, the earliest game in the ChessBase MegaDatabase to feature it dates from 1560, and the Spanish
King's_Gambit
Chess opening
Defence Ponziani Opening Ruy Lopez Semi-Italian Opening Scotch Game Two Knights Defence Vienna Game Owen's Defence Pirc Defence Scandinavian Defence Sicilian
Baltic_Defense
Chess opening
either Black pushing by with 2...d4, keeping the game closed, or capturing with 2...dxc4, opening the game. The former line resembles a Benoni Defense with
Réti_Opening
1982 video game
technical wizardry to squeeze this kind of game into the unexpanded ZX81". The magazine praised the game's quick loading speed, and found that it "makes
1K_ZX_Chess
Chess opening
and c4 so early in the game, there is frequently little advantage to castling. Play often devolves into a wild and wide-open game, with a definitive advantage
Grob's_Attack
Chess opening
all other continuations except 4.Nc3, which transposes to the Four Knights Game. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The Berlin
Berlin_Defence
Reference book first published in 1911
Defence Ponziani Opening Ruy Lopez Semi-Italian Opening Scotch Game Two Knights Defence Vienna Game Owen's Defence Pirc Defence Scandinavian Defence Sicilian
Modern_Chess_Openings
Chess match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov
41.Kd2 Rxc4 42.Kxd3 1/2-1/2 Kasparov played the Scotch Game, which was a major surprise. Scotch Game (ECO C45) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
World_Chess_Championship_1990
School in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Scotch College is a private, Presbyterian day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Scotch_College,_Melbourne
Topics referred to by the same term
Gambit Göring Gambit, a chess line in the Scotch Game Göring Variant, a chess line in the Two Knights Game This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Göring_(disambiguation)
List of codes used to classify chess openings
Scotch Game C46 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Three Knights Game C47 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 Four Knights Game, Scotch
List_of_ECO_codes
Chess opening
against 1...g6 2.d4 Bg7, in his annotation to a game against Pal Benko. (Fischer played 3.Nc3 in the actual game.) The idea is to pry open Black's kingside
Modern_Defense
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
in person. The length of a game played by correspondence can vary depending on the method used to transmit moves: a game played via a server or by email
Correspondence_chess
Chess opening
plays 3.Bd3 g6 4.f4 Andrew Martin considers 4...f5! to be strong, citing the game Serpik–Blatny, U.S. Open 2003. Greco vs. NN, 1619 After 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7
Owen's_Defence
Topics referred to by the same term
Sauber C45, a car competing in the 2025 Formula One World Championship Scotch Game, a chess opening Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 of the International
C45
Kazakhstani-French chess grandmaster (born 1973)
Scotch Game: Classical, Intermezzo Variation (C45), 0-1 Evgeny E Vorobiov vs Vladislav Tkachiev, 58th Russian Championship Semi-Finals 2005, Scotch Game:
Vladislav_Tkachiev
Chess opening
transposition to the Scotch Game or the Philidor Defence is not uncommon. After 4...exd4, 5.Nxd4 transposes into a variation of the Scotch Game that gives White
Hungarian_Defense
Chess tournament
for the semifinal match against Chernin reportedly consisted of a double scotch. The Plus GSM World Blitz Cup was a 367-player Swiss-system tournament held
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
Chess opening
possible here. According to Minev, after 4.e4? Nc6! Black will have the better game. List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people "Carlo
Albin_Countergambit
Chess opening
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 The opening is a solid defense to the Queen's Pawn Game. 3...b6 increases Black's control over the central light squares e4 and d5
Queen's_Indian_Defense
Finding an optimal algorithm for playing chess
for the game of chess; that is, one by which one of the players (White or Black) can always force either a victory or a draw (see solved game). It is
Solving_chess
Chess opening
non-committal as to opening. 2.d4 is identical to 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 (see Queen's Pawn Game). 2.c4 is a common start for the English Opening or it may be brought back
Zukertort_Opening
Chess opening
Defence Ponziani Opening Ruy Lopez Semi-Italian Opening Scotch Game Two Knights Defence Vienna Game Owen's Defence Pirc Defence Scandinavian Defence Sicilian
Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon
Sicilian_Defence,_Accelerated_Dragon
Chess opening
in the centre and use it to launch an attack on Black's position. Black's game is not devoid of counterchances, however. If White's centre pawns can be
Queen's_Gambit_Accepted
Chess opening
Defence Ponziani Opening Ruy Lopez Semi-Italian Opening Scotch Game Two Knights Defence Vienna Game Owen's Defence Pirc Defence Scandinavian Defence Sicilian
Nimzowitsch–Larsen_Attack
Chess opening
Theo van Scheltinga at the Buenos Aires Chess Olympiad 1939. Later, the game Mark Taimanov–David Bronstein at the Candidates Tournament, Zürich 1953,
Benko_Gambit
Topics referred to by the same term
Kubrick Napoleon (board game), a 1974 board game about the Waterloo campaign Napoleon Gambit, a variation of the Scotch Game chess opening Napoleon Opening
Napoleon_(disambiguation)
Chess opening
gives the Bishop's Opening an affinity with the King's Gambit and the Vienna Game, two openings that share this characteristic. The Bishop's Opening can transpose
Bishop's_Opening
Internet chess server
chess960, atomic and bughouse. In June 2017, the 2,147,483,647th (231-1) game was played. This caused the app to stop working on 32-bit Apple iOS devices
Chess.com
Chess opening
it was played by Bobby Fischer against Boris Spassky at Reykjavík (game 17); the game ended in a draw. The Pirc has been criticized for passivity. According
Pirc_Defence
Chess opening
preventing 9...Nd4, Black can continue with 9...Bc5 with a clearly better game. 4...Nc6 (or 4...e6) 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 (Nge7) 7.0-0 Nge7 (d6 8.Qe2 Nge7 9
Smith–Morra_Gambit
Chess match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen
era in chess, with Carlsen being the first champion to have developed his game in the age of super-strong chess computers. The challenger was determined
World_Chess_Championship_2013
Chess opening
Defence Ponziani Opening Ruy Lopez Semi-Italian Opening Scotch Game Two Knights Defence Vienna Game Owen's Defence Pirc Defence Scandinavian Defence Sicilian
Chigorin_Defense
Fictional chess game from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
Poole vs. HAL 9000 is a chess game depicted in the 1968 science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Astronaut Frank Poole (White) plays the supercomputer
Poole_versus_HAL_9000
Chess opening
lead to quieter play. White decides not to double Black's f-pawns and the game often continues 9...Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3. This allows White to maintain
Sicilian Defence, Sveshnikov Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Sveshnikov_Variation
Chess opening
player who had an impressive eight wins over Paul Morphy, including one game where Barnes answered 1.e4 with 1...f6, known as the Barnes Defence. Along
Barnes_Opening
Chess opening
Defence Ponziani Opening Ruy Lopez Semi-Italian Opening Scotch Game Two Knights Defence Vienna Game Owen's Defence Pirc Defence Scandinavian Defence Sicilian
Old_Indian_Defense
Defence Ponziani Opening Ruy Lopez Semi-Italian Opening Scotch Game Two Knights Defence Vienna Game Owen's Defence Pirc Defence Scandinavian Defence Sicilian
List_of_chess_periodicals
exf4 3.Nf3 d6 – named after Bobby Fischer Fleissig Variation of the Scotch Game – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Nc2 –
List of chess openings named after people
List_of_chess_openings_named_after_people
Items used to play a game of chess
Chess equipment are the tangible items required to play a game of chess. To have an over-the-board (OTB) chess tournament the equipment required includes:
Chess_equipment
Chess opening
e6 3. Bg5 (ECO code A46) or the Tartakower Variation in the Queen's Pawn Game (ECO code D03): 2... d5 3. Bg5 or the Torre Attack in the East Indian Defence
Torre_Attack
Chess opening
Center Counter Game) is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 d5 This opening was featured in the first documented chess game with the modern
Scandinavian_Defense
English chess grandmaster (born 1965)
Richter-Rauzer. Batsford. ISBN 978-0713478075. Wells, Peter (1998). The Scotch Game. Sterling. ISBN 978-0713484663. Wells, Peter (2004). Winning with the
Peter_Wells_(chess_player)
Chess opening
Variation, play can continue 6...e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0-0 0-0 with a fairly quiet game. Black can also play 6...Na6 with the idea of 7...Nb4, known as the Lasker
Slav_Defense
American chess player (1933–2024)
Championship in 1959 at the age of 26, just two years after she began playing the game. She held this title until 1962, losing it to Gisela Kahn Gresser. Lane had
Lisa_Lane
Chess opening
and Henrik Danielsen. Black's most common response is 1...d5, when the game can take on the character of a Dutch Defence (1.d4 f5) with colours reversed
Bird's_Opening
results and standings: In this tournament a game ending in a draw was replayed at least twice. The third game after two draws would count, whatever the
London_1883_chess_tournament
Chess opening
play, though Alexander Alekhine defeated Efim Bogoljubow with it in one game of their second match, in 1934. The Old Benoni is sometimes called the Blackburne
Benoni_Defense
Chess opening
reached via 5...h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.Nf3 (or 7.e3, if Nf3 was played earlier in the game), but 4...h6 is weak due to 5.Bxf6, where 5...gxf6 6.cxd5 exd5 gives Black
Queen's_Gambit_Declined
Chess opening
bears the name of Austrian master Ernst Falkbeer who played it in an 1851 game against Adolf Anderssen. The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings codes for the
Falkbeer_Countergambit
Defence Ponziani Opening Ruy Lopez Semi-Italian Opening Scotch Game Two Knights Defence Vienna Game Owen's Defence Pirc Defence Scandinavian Defence Sicilian
Chess_columns_in_newspapers
Chess opening
sharp complications. Black's position is often somewhat cramped in the early game; in particular, the pawn on e6 can impede the development of the bishop on
French_Defence
Chess engine
2003 Deep Junior played a six-game match against Garry Kasparov, which resulted in a 3–3 tie. It won a 2006 rapid game against Teimour Radjabov. In June
Junior_(chess_program)
Humorous chess puzzle
problems can involve a solution which violates the inner logic or rules of the game. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. V. Ropke,
Joke_chess_problem
Chess opening
second). The Classical Variation aims to castle kingside for a more positional game, which suited Karpov's style. He contributed both to the theory and the popularity
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Najdorf_Variation
English chess master and writer (1840–1895)
Chess records two opening variations bearing Potter's name, one in the Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3) which he introduced in
William_Norwood_Potter
style of play. Antonym: passive adjournment Suspension of a chess game with the intention to finish it later. It was once very common in high-level
Glossary_of_chess
Book by David Vincent Hooper and Kenneth Whyld
Oxford Companions series, is a reference book in encyclopaedia format on the game of chess, written by David Vincent Hooper and Kenneth Whyld and first published
The_Oxford_Companion_to_Chess
SCOTCH GAME
SCOTCH GAME
Boy/Male
Tamil
A shell, Conch
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : ethnic name for someone from Scotland.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Irish, Scottish
From Scotland; Form of Scott; A Scotsman; Wanderer
Boy/Male
Tamil
A shell, Conch
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Imegination; Pure
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Such 1.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Scott, SCOT means "Scotsman."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Jamaican, Latin, Scottish, Swiss
From Scotland; A Scotsman; From
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Conch
Girl/Female
Latin Irish
From Ireland.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Scottish
From Scotland; Diminutive of Scott; A Gael
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
From Scotland
Boy/Male
British, English
A Scotsman
Boy/Male
English Scottish American
From Scotland; a Gael.
Male
Arthurian
, (Sir), a Scotch knight.
Boy/Male
English American Scottish
From Scotland; a Gael. Surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name for someone with Scottish connections.Scottish and Irish : ethnic name for a Gaelic speaker.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Scottie, SCOTTY means "Scotsman."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Conch
Surname or Lastname
Cornish and Welsh
Cornish and Welsh : nickname for a red-haired man, from cough, coch ‘red(-haired)’. Compare Gough.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of beds or bedding, or perhaps a nickname for a lazy man, from Middle English, Old French couche ‘bed’, a derivative of Old French coucher ‘to lay down’, Latin collocare ‘to place’.
SCOTCH GAME
SCOTCH GAME
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Overcoming Death; Another Name of Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord venkateswara
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Flash of Lightning
Boy/Male
Muslim
Rose garden, Inhabited town, Flourishing
Girl/Female
African, American, Danish, Greek, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Japanese, Kannada, Latin, Malayalam, Marathi, Russian, Sindhi, Telugu
Born on Christmas Day; Young Girl; Form of Natalie
Girl/Female
German
Bright angel.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Complete
Girl/Female
Hindu
Decorated with flowers, One that has flowered
Girl/Female
Indian
Feelings, Imagination
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Murugan
SCOTCH GAME
SCOTCH GAME
SCOTCH GAME
SCOTCH GAME
SCOTCH GAME
v. t.
To convey in a coach.
imp. & p. p.
of Scotch
v. t.
To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.
v. t.
To smutch; to soil; as, to smouch the face.
v. i.
To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.
v. t.
To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
a.
Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards.
v. i.
A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch.
v. t.
To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.
n.
The Scotch bagpipe.
v. t.
To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.
n.
A dark soil or stain; a smutch.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Scotch
v. t.
See Smutch.
n.
A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower.
n.
A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.).
v. t.
To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; -- generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another.
v. i.
Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes.