First Known Use: 1577
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1notch
noun \ˈnäch\
: a small cut that is shaped like a V and that is made on an edge or a surface
: a narrow passage between mountains
: a slightly higher or lower level in a series of levels that measure something
Full Definition of NOTCH
1
a : a V-shaped indentation b : a slit made to serve as a record c : a rounded indentation cut into the pages of a book on the edge opposite the spine
2
: a deep close pass : gap
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Origin of NOTCH
perhaps alteration (from misdivision of an otch) of *otch, from Middle French oche
Other Printing Terms
2notch
verb
: to make a small cut in (something, such as wood) : to make a notch in (something)
: to achieve or get (something)
Full Definition of NOTCH
transitive verb
1
: to cut or make a notch in
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First Known Use of NOTCH
1600
NOTCHED Defined for Kids
1notch
noun \ˈnäch\
Definition of NOTCH for Kids
1
: a cut in the shape of a V in an edge or surface
2
: a narrow pass between mountains
2notch
verb
notchednotch·ing
Definition of NOTCH for Kids
: to make V-shaped cuts in
Medical Dictionary
notch
noun \ˈnäch\
Medical Definition of NOTCH
: a V-shaped indentation (as on a bone)—see acetabular notch, sciatic notch, vertebral notch
—notched \ˈnächt\ adjective
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