English Explanatory Dictionary

notch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A V-shaped cut.
  2. Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
  3. An indentation.
  4. A mountain pass; a defile.
  5. The female primary sex organ, vulva.
  6. A woman.
  7. A discontinuous change in a taxation schedule.
  8. A level or degree.
  9. A portion of a mobile phone that overlaps the edge of the screen, used to house a camera, sensors etc. while maximizing screen space.
verb
  1. To cut a notch in (something).
  2. To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.
  3. To join by means of notches.
  4. To achieve (something); to add to one's score or record of successes.
  5. Synonym of nock (“to fit (an arrow) to a bow”).
  6. To change in small graduations.

Pronunciation

/nɒtʃ/ /nɑt͡ʃ/ En-au-notch.ogg

Word forms

notch notches notching notched

Etymology

Recorded since 1577, probably a rebracketing of an otch, from Middle French oche (“notch”), itself from the Old French verb ochier (“to notch”), of uncertain origin, but possibly related to French hocher and English nick (“small cut, notch”).

Synonyms

notch up nock

Derived words

a notch above bring down a notch dial down a notch jugular notch knock down a notch move down a notch nitch notch baby notchback notchboard notch count notch filter notch girdle notch in one's bedpost notch in one's belt notchless notch on one's bedpost notch on the bedpost notch on one's belt notchplasty notchweed notchwing notchy pancreatic notch pull down a notch semilunar notch sigmoid notch suprasternal notch take down a notch tentorial notch top notch topnotcher trochlear notch umbilical notch notchable notcher

Translations

Armenian: խազ Armenian: քարթ Bulgarian: рязка Bulgarian: жлеб Catalan: osca Chinese Mandarin: 刻痕 Chinese Mandarin: 凹痕 Dutch: kerf Esperanto: noĉo Finnish: lovi French: entaille Galician: entalla Galician: osca Galician: ozca German: Kerbe German: Nut German: Furche Hungarian: rovátka Ingrian: pykälä Irish: scór Italian: tacca Japanese: ノッチ Macedonian: за́рез Macedonian: за́решка Māori: kāniwha Māori: kakari Māori: arapata Norwegian Nynorsk: hakk Polish: karb Polish: nacięcie Polish: wręb Polish: narzaz Portuguese: chanfro Portuguese: entalho Romanian: crestătură Russian: зару́бка Russian: вы́емка Russian: паз Russian: вы́рез Russian: пропи́л Slovak: zárez Spanish: escotadura Spanish: ranura Spanish: muesca Spanish: entalladura Spanish: tarja Spanish: mella Swedish: hack Welsh: rhic
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