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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024notch /nɑtʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an angled orV-shaped cut in the edge or top of something.
- an amount within a scale;
degree:She's a notch above the average.
v. - [~ + object] to make a notch or notches in.
- to score;
to add to one's record:[~ (+ up) + object]The pitcher notched (up) another win.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024notch (noch),USA pronunciation n. - an angular orV-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 Eng. 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.
- [Metall.]a taphole in a blast furnace:iron notch; cinder notch.
v.t. - 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.
- Idioms notch up or down, to move up or down or increase or decrease by notches or degrees:The temperature has notched up another degree.
- Old French oche notch
- a notch (by false division) for an *otch 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: notch /nɒtʃ/ n - a V-shaped cut or indentation; nick
- a cut or nick made in a tally stick or similar object
- US Canadian a narrow pass or gorge
- informal a step or level (esp in the phrase a notch above)
vb (transitive)- to cut or make a notch in
- to record with or as if with a notch
- (usually followed by up) informal to score or achieve: the team notched up its fourth win
Etymology: 16th Century: from incorrect division of an otch (as a notch), from Old French oche notch, from Latin obsecāre to cut off, from secāre to cut |