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Notch

Notch Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Notch? [n] a small cut [n] a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver" [n] 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" [n] a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch" [v] notch a surface to record something [v] cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Notch: mountain pass \| nick \| pass \| snick Related Terms \| Find terms related to Notch: abysm \| abyss \| accomplish \| achieve \| alveolation \| alveolus \| amount \| arroyo \| birthmark \| blaze \| blaze a trail \| blemish \| blotch \| box canyon \| brand \| breach \| break \| caliber \| canyon \| caste mark \| cavity \| chalk \| chalk up \| chap \| chasm \| check \| check off \| checkmark \| chimney \| chink \| chop \| cicatrix \| cicatrize \| cleft \| cleuch \| clough \| col \| compass \| coulee \| couloir \| crack \| cranny \| crenellate \| crenulate \| crevasse \| crevice \| crimp \| cut \| cwm \| dapple \| dash \| defile \| define \| degree \| delimit \| dell \| demarcate \| dent \| depress \| dike \| dimple \| dint \| discolor \| discoloration \| ditch \| donga \| dot \| draw \| earmark \| engrave \| engraving \| excavation \| extent \| fault \| fissure \| flaw \| fleck \| flick \| flume \| fracture \| freckle \| furrow \| gain \| gap \| gape \| gash \| gorge \| gouge \| gradation \| grade \| graving \| groove \| gulch \| gulf \| gully \| hack \| hatch \| height \| hole \| honeycomb \| impress \| impression \| imprint \| incise \| incision \| indent \| indentation \| indention \| indenture \| interval \| jag \| joint \| jot \| kloof \| knurl \| leak \| leap \| lentigo \| level \| line \| machicolate \| macula \| make a mark \| mark \| mark off \| mark out \| marking \| measure \| mill \| moat \| mole \| mottle \| nevus \| nick \| nock \| nuance \| nullah \| opening \| pas \| pass \| passage \| patch \| peg \| pencil \| pepper \| period \| picot \| pink \| pit \| pitch \| plane \| plateau \| pock \| pockmark \| point \| polka dot \| press in \| prick \| print \| proportion \| punch \| punch in \| punctuate \| puncture \| range \| ratio \| ravine \| reach \| recess \| register \| remove \| rent \| riddle \| rift \| rime \| round \| rung \| rupture \| scale \| scallop \| scar \| scarification \| scarify \| scissure \| scope \| score \| scotch \| scratch \| scratching \| seal \| seam \| serrate \| set back \| set in \| shade \| shadow \| slash \| slit \| slot \| space \| speck \| speckle \| splash \| split \| splotch \| spot \| stage \| stain \| stair \| stamp \| standard \| step \| stigma \| stigmatize \| stint \| strawberry mark \| streak \| striate \| stripe \| sunken part \| tamp \| tattoo \| tattoo mark \| tick \| tick off \| tittle \| tooth \| trace \| tread \| trench \| underline \| underscore \| valley \| Vandyke \| void \| wadi \| watermark \| win See Also \| chain \| chain of mountains \| col \| Cumberland Gap \| cut \| cutting \| defile \| enter \| gap \| gorge \| incise \| incisura \| incisure \| indent \| indentation \| indentation \| indenture \| indenture \| Khyber Pass \| location \| mark \| mountain chain \| mountain range \| nock \| put down \| range \| range of mountains \| record \| saddle \| saddleback \| score \| serration \| thumb index Notch In Webster's Dictionary \Notch\, n. [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. {Nick} a notch.] 1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. --Swift. 2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain. \Notch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Notched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Notching}.] 1. To cut or make notches in; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick. 2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. --Herrick.

Notch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Notch?

[n] a small cut
[n] a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver"
[n] 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"
[n] a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"
[v] notch a surface to record something
[v] cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Notch: mountain pass | nick | pass | snick

Notch In Webster's Dictionary

\Notch\, n. [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf.
{Nick} a notch.]
1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.

         And on the stick ten equal notches makes. --Swift.

2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close
   pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.


\Notch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Notched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Notching}.]
1. To cut or make notches in; to indent; also, to score by
   notches; as, to notch a stick.

2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.

         God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow
         notched, only a stringless bow.       --Herrick.

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