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notch Definition

notch (näc̸h)

noun

  1. a concave or -shaped cut or indentation in an edge or across a surface
  2. ☆ a narrow pass with steep sides; defile; gap
  3. Informal a step; grade; degree; peg a notch below average

Etymology: prob. < ME (a)n oche < OFr oche, osche, a notch < oschier, to notch

transitive verb

  1. to cut a notch or notches in; indent with notches
  2. to record or tally, as by means of notches

notch Related Forms
notcher noun
notch Synonyms

notch

n.

nock, nick, indent; see cut 2, dent, groove.

notch Synonyms

notch

v.

indent, nick, chisel; see cut 1, dent.

notch Usage Examples

Object

  • trowel: The mortar is applied using a tooth notched trowel to give a 3 to 6mm adhesive bed.
  • hat-trick: The five-year-old notched a hat-trick of victories over seven furlongs and a mile between December and February.
  • rectangle: The Raven Stone A class one Pictish stone showing the Sea Eagle and notched rectangle with z rod symbols the black infill is recent.
  • goal: Pools went into the game having notched 12 goals in their previous three fixtures.
  • victory: Clarksfield B at last notched a victory, 11-0 at home to fellow strugglers Rochdale B to take them closer to the safety zone.

Converse of object

  • carve: The underside of the rim has 36 hand carved finger notches.
  • cut: You can make a simple jig by cutting v notches into an open topped cardboard box.

Adjective modifier

  • sciatic: It does not provide access to the bone above the sciatic notch.
  • interdental: The six teeth are considerably worn down and have wide interdental notches; the points of the teeth form an irregular semicircle.
  • top: Delivery service is also top notch, please pass on my regards.
  • median: Tail flukes are pointed at the tips with a concave trailing edge and a deep median notch.
  • deep: Tail flukes are pointed at the tips with a concave trailing edge and a deep median notch.

Modifies a noun

  • filter: The first is a three position notch filter discrimination.

Noun used with modifier

  • V: In the mechanical testing of steel it is the unit used in the Charpy V notch impact test.
  • finger: The underside of the rim has 36 finger notches.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • up: The Security Officer's story Bryan Watkins has notched up 15 years making sure all runs smoothly.

Particle object:

  • victory: Horses who notch up a convincing victory on their last appearance, for example, often attract widespread of attention.
  • win: In 2004 we notched up wins from Elite coxless pairs to Senior 3 fours.
  • appearance: He enjoyed his spell on the South Coast notching up 126 league appearances in which he scored 4 goals.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • up: Here Jon notched up his second good idea of the trip.

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