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notch
[noch]
noun
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a tally.
New England and Upstate New York.a deep, narrow opening or pass between mountains; gap; defile.
Informal.a step, degree, or grade.
This camera is a notch better than the other.
Metallurgy.a taphole in a blast furnace.
iron notch; cinder notch.
verb (used with object)
to cut or make a notch in.
to record by notches.
He notched each kill on the stick.
to score, as in a game.
He notched another win.
notch
/ ɒʃ /
noun
a V-shaped cut or indentation; nick
a cut or nick made in a tally stick or similar object
a narrow pass or gorge
informala step or level (esp in the phrase a notch above )
verb
to cut or make a notch in
to record with or as if with a notch
informal(usually foll by up) to score or achieve
the team notched up its fourth win
Other Word Forms
- notchy adjective
- unnotched adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of notch1
Word History and Origins
Origin of notch1
Idioms and Phrases
notch up / down, to move up or down or increase or decrease by notches or degrees.
The temperature has notched up another degree.
Example Sentences
There were subtle changes to the Haillet, including a notch in the tongue for laces to pass through and a heel better shaped to protect the Achilles tendon.
They expect top notch public services in return.
Johnson notched No. 2,500 in inning No. 2,108 — 82 more than it took Sale.
Law spent a season with Torino in 1963 and notched up 11 goals of his own before heading back to the UK.
“It kind of kicked up a notch this year,” Smart says.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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