Notch
WordNet
noun
(1) A small cut
(2) A V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
"There were four notches in the handle of his revolver"
(3) 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"
(4) A V-shaped indentation
"Mandibular notch"
verb
(5) Notch a surface to record something
(6) Cut or make a notch into
"Notch the rope"
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Etymology
Recorded since 1577, probably a misdivision of an + otch, which noun stems from oche "notch," itself from the verb ochier "to notch", of unknown origin
Noun
- A V-shaped cut.
- Such a cut, used for keeping a record
- The notches in that tribe's warrior axe handles stand for killed enemies.
- An indentation.
- A mountain pass.
- A level or degree.
- This car is a notch better than the other.