 notch |
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| 1. | [ verb ] cut or make a notch into | |
| Examples: | "notch the rope" |
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| Related terms: | incise score indent | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a depression scratched or carved into a surface | |
| Synonyms: | scratch prick slit dent incision | |
| Related terms: | depression score scratch prick indent incise | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface | |
| Examples: | "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver" |
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| Related terms: | indentation thumb_index undercut incisura serration | |
| 4. | [ verb ] notch a surface to record something | |
| Related terms: | record | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (geography) the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks | |
| Synonyms: | pass mountain_pass | |
| Examples: | "we got through the pass before it started to snow" |
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| Related terms: | location defile brenner_pass col saddleback khyber_pass Cumberland_Gap donner_pass range | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface | |
| Examples: | "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver" |
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| Related terms: | indentation thumb_index incisura serration | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a small cut | |
| Synonyms: | snick nick | |
| Related terms: | cut nick | |
| Similar spelling: |
noetic Nootka Nottage |
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