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notch
(nŏch)n.
1.
a. A V-shaped cut.
b. Such a cut used for keeping a record.
2. A narrow pass between mountains.
3. Informal A level or degree: a notch or two higher in quality.
tr.v. notched, notch·ing, notch·es
1. To cut a notch in.
2. To record by or as if by making notches: notched the score on a stick.
3. Informal To achieve; score: notched 30 wins in a single season.
[Probably from a notch, alteration of an otch, from French oche, from Old French, from ochier, to notch.]
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notch
(nɒtʃ)n
1. a V-shaped cut or indentation; nick
2. a cut or nick made in a tally stick or similar object
3. (Physical Geography) US and Canadian a narrow pass or gorge
4. informal a step or level (esp in the phrase a notch above)
vb (tr)
5. to cut or make a notch in
6. to record with or as if with a notch
7. (usually foll by up) informal to score or achieve: the team notched up its fourth win.
[C16: from incorrect division of an otch (as a notch), from Old French oche notch, from Latin obsecāre to cut off, from secāre to cut]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
notch
(nɒtʃ)n.
1. an angular or V-shaped cut or indentation.
2. a nick made in an object for keeping a record.
3. a narrow pass between mountains; gap.
4. a step; degree: a notch above the average.
v.t. 5. to make a notch in.
6. to record by notches.
7. to score: He notched up another win.
[1570–80; probably by misdivision of an*otch < Old French oche, n. derivative of ochier (French hocher) to cut a notch]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
notch
- crenelation, crenelle - A crenelation (from Latin crena, "notch") is a series of indentations or loopholes around the top of a castle, battlement, or wall—with each indentation being a crenelle (or crenel).
- carf, kerf - A cut or notch in timber is a carf or kerf—which are also used to describe the width of such a cut.
- dent - As in "notch," it comes from the French word for tooth; its original meaning was "blow, stroke" in general.
- score - First a notch used to keep count, as on a stick.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
notch
Past participle: notched
Gerund: notching
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| Noun | 1. |  notch - a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"indentation, indenture - a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) |
| 2. |  notch - 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"location - a point or extent in space chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range of mountains, range, chain - a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" saddleback, saddle - a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) | |
| 3. | notch - a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver" serration - a single notch in a row of notches; "one of the serrations was broken off" thumb index - one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections undercut - a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall indentation, indenture - a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) | |
| 4. | notch - a small cut | |
| Verb | 1. | notch - cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope" indent - notch the edge of or make jagged incise - make an incision into by carving or cutting |
| 2. | notch - notch a surface to record something |
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notch
noun
notch something up achieve, make, score, gain, register He had notched up more than 25 victories worldwide.
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notch
nounverb
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Translations
ثَلْمَه، حَزيَثْلُم، يَحُز
udělat vrub/zářezvrubzářez
haklave et hak
astekirjatakololovetalovi
bevágásfokfokozathegyszorosjelölés
gera skoru/hakhak, skora
padaryti įkarpąpadaryti įpjovą
iecirstiecirtumsiegrieztiegriezums
urobiť zárez
çentmekV şeklinde çentik
V形槽口在某物上刻V形痕
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
notch
[ˈnɒtʃ] n (= V-shaped cut) → encoche f
(= level in a scale) → cran m
to move up a notch [earnings, rate] → augmenter d'un cran
to move up a notch [earnings, rate] → augmenter d'un cran
notch up
vt fus (= score) [+ goal] → marquer
[+ victory, win] → remporter
[+ sales, profits] → enregistrer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
notch
n → Kerbe f; (of handbrake, for adjustment etc) → Raste f; (in belt) → Loch nt; (= point, degree) → Grad m, → Stufe f; to cut a notch in something → eine Kerbe in etw (acc) → machen; our team is a notch above theirs → unsere Mannschaft ist eine Klasse besser als ihre; several notches better → um einiges besser ? top-notch
vt → einkerben, einschneiden; (esp Sport) win, success → verzeichnen können
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
notch
(notʃ) noun a small V-shaped cut. He cut a notch in his stick.
verb to make a notch in.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
notch
n. incisión, incisura, ranura, escotadura;
suprasternal ___ → ___ supraesternal.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012