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noun | verb notchnotch1 /nɑtʃ/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYnotch1Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from an otch, mistaken for a notch; from early French oche V-shaped cut ► rise/go up/fall/go down/drop etc. a notch The team has moved up a notch in the rankings. ► turned it up a notch The Spartans turned it up a notch (=increased the amount of effort they were using) in the second half. 1a V-shaped cut or hole in a surface or edge SYN nick: Cut a notch near one end of the stick.2a level on a scale that measures something, for example quality or achievement: rise/go up/fall/go down/drop etc. a notch The team has moved up a notch in the rankings. The Spartans turned it up a notch (=increased the amount of effort they were using) in the second half.3earth science, geography a passage between two mountains or hills → see also top-notch noun | verb notchnotch2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEnotch |
Present | I, you, we, they | notch | | he, she, it | notches | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | notched | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have notched | | he, she, it | has notched | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had notched | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will notch | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have notched |
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Present | I | am notching | | he, she, it | is notching | | you, we, they | are notching | Past | I, he, she, it | was notching | | you, we, they | were notching | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been notching | | he, she, it | has been notching | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been notching | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be notching | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been notching |
1 (also notch up) to achieve something, especially a victory or a particular total or score: The Astros have notched up another win.2to cut a V-shaped mark into something, especially as a way of showing the number of times something has been done SYN nick |