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NOTCH
notch, nick, snick
(noun) a small cut
notch
(noun) a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; “there were four notches in the handle of his revolver”
pass, mountain pass, notch
(noun) the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; “we got through the pass before it started to snow”
notch
(noun) a V-shaped indentation; “mandibular notch”
notch
(verb) notch a surface to record something
notch
(verb) cut or make a notch into; “notch the rope”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
notch (plural notches)
A V-shaped cut.
Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
(slang) Woman.
An indentation.
A mountain pass; a defile.
(finance) A discontinuous change in a taxation schedule.
(informal) A level or degree.
(electronics) A portion of a mobile phone that overlaps the edge of the screen, used to house camera, sensors etc. while maximizing screen space.
Verb
notch (third-person singular simple present notches, present participle notching, simple past and past participle notched)
(transitive) To cut a notch in (something).
(transitive) To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.
(transitive) To join by means of notches.
(transitive, informal) To achieve (something); to add to one's score or record of successes.
Synonym: notch up
(transitive) To fit (an arrow) to a bow by means of the notch cut at the end of the arrow; to nock.
Source: Wiktionary
Notch, n. Etym: [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. Nick a notch.]
1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift.
2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
Notch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notched; p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.]
1. To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.
2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. Herrick.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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