Noun notch has 4 senses
  1. notch - a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"
    --1 is a kind of
    indentation, indenture
    --1 has particulars: incisure, incisura
    Derived form: verb notch1
  2. pass, mountain pass, 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"
    --2 is a kind of location
    --2 is a part of
     range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
    --2 has particulars:
     Brenner Pass; col, gap; Cumberland Gap; defile, gorge; Donner Pass; Khyber Pass; saddleback, 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"
    --3 is a kind of
    indentation, indenture
    --3 has particulars: serration; thumb index; undercut
    Derived forms: verb notch2, verb notch1
  4. notch, nick, snick - a small cut
    --4 is a kind of cut, cutting
    Derived forms: verb notch2, verb notch1
,Verb notch has 2 senses
  1. notch - cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope"
    --1 is one way to
    incise
    Derived forms: noun notch4, noun notch3, noun notch1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. notch - notch a surface to record something
    --2 is one way to
    record, enter, put down
    Derived forms: noun notch4, noun notch3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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