notch

notch  (nch)

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.

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[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. (Earth Sciences / 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)

1. to cut or make a notch in

2. to record with or as if with a notch

3. (usually foll by up) Informal to score or achieve the team notched up its fourth win

[from incorrect division of an otch (as a notch), from Old French oche notch, from Latin obsecāre to cut off, from secāre to cut]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	notch - a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch" incisura, incisure - (anatomy) a notch or small hollow 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" mountain pass, pass location - a point or extent in space col, gap - a pass between mountain peaks defile, gorge - a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) 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 snick, nick cutting, cut - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
Verb	1.	notch - cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope" nock, score, mark - make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" 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 record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form

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notch

noun

1. level (Informal) step, degree, grade, cut (informal) Average earnings in the economy moved up another notch in August.

2. cut, nick, incision, indentation, mark, score, cleft The blade had a hole through the middle and a notch on one side.

verb

cut, mark, score, nick, scratch, indent a bamboo walking stick with a notched handle

notch something up achieve, make, score, gain, register He had notched up more than 25 victories worldwide.

Translations

notch [nɒtʃ]

A. N

1. (= cut) → corte m, muesca f

2. (US) (= mountain pass) → desfiladero m

B. VT → hacer una muesca en, hacer un corte en

notch up VT + ADV → apuntarse

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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

notch up

vt fus

(= score) [+ goal] → marquer

[+ victory, win] → remporter

[+ sales, profits] → enregistrer

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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

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notch [nɒtʃ]

1. n (in wood, blade) → tacca; (in wheel, saw) → dente m; (in belt) → buco

2. vt (stick, blade) → intagliare, fare tacche in

notch up vt + adv (score, victory) → marcare, segnare

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notch

n notch [notʃ]

a small V-shaped cut He cut a notch in his stick. keep, kerf ثَلْمَه، حَز прорез vrub, zářez hak die Kerbe εγκοπή, χαρακιά corte, muesca täke بريدگى؛ شکاف lovi coche חָרִיץ בְּצוַּרת וִי खांचा zarezati rovátka takikan hak, skora tacca, incisione, incavo a V 刻み目 V자형의 새김 įkarpa, įpjova iegriezums; iecirtums takik keep hakk, skår, innsnitt karb corte crestătură метка, зарубка zárez zareza zarez hack, jack, skåra รอยบาก V şeklinde çentik V形槽口, 凹口 зарубка, позначка تکونا شگاف vết khía hình chữ V v形槽口, 凹口

v

to make a notch in. kerf يَثْلُم، يَحُز врязвам udělat vrub/zářez lave et hak einkerben χαράζω cortar, hacer muescar täkestama شکاف ايجاد کردن loveta encocher לַחֲרוֹץ חָרִיץ בְּצוַּרת खांचा बनाना urezati bevág membuat takikan gera skoru/hak intagliare 刻み目を入れる (V자형의) 눈금을 새기다 padaryti įkarpą/įpjovą iegriezt; iecirst menakik inkepen lage hakk i karbować fazer um corte a cresta делать метки, зарубки urobiť zárez zarezati zarezati göra ett hack ทำรอยบาก çentmek 開槽 зарубувати; робити позначки شگاف بنانا، نشان بنانا khía hình V 开槽