Notch (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an angular or V-shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
  2. a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a tally.
  3. a deep, narrow opening or pass between mountains; gap; defile.
  4. a step, degree, or grade: This camera is a notch better than the other.
  5. a taphole in a blast furnace: iron notch; cinder notch.
verb (used with object)
  1. to cut or make a notch in.
  2. to record by notches: He notched each kill on the stick.
  3. to score, as in a game: He notched another win.
Idioms
  1. to move up or down or increase or decrease by notches or degrees: The temperature has notched up another degree.
noun
  1. a V-shaped cut or indentation; nick
  2. a cut or nick made in a tally stick or similar object
  3. a narrow pass or gorge
  4. a step or level (esp in the phrase a notch above)
verb (tr)
  1. to cut or make a notch in
  2. to record with or as if with a notch
  3. to score or achieve
Notch (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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