notch
v.
groove; cut; make a notch in; score a point
n.
groove; V-shaped cut; level, degree (Informal); pass between two hills or mountains
Notch
Notch
notch
Noun
1. a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"
(hypernym) indentation, indenture
(hyponym) incisure, incisura
2. 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"
(synonym) pass, mountain pass
(hypernym) location
(hyponym) Brenner Pass
(part-holonym) range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
3. a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver"
(hypernym) indentation, indenture
(hyponym) serration
4. a small cut
(synonym) nick, snick
(hypernym) cut, cutting
Verb
1. cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope"
(hypernym) incise
(hyponym) score, nock, mark
(derivation) nick, snick
2. notch a surface to record something
(hypernym) record, enter, put down
(derivation) nick, snick
Notch
(v. t.)
To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.
(v. t.)
To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.
(n.)
A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
(n.)
A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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