notch

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: passmountain passnicksnick

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a V-shaped indentation“mandibular notch”
  2. 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”Synonyms: passmountain pass
  3. a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface“there were four notches in the handle of his revolver”
  4. a small cutSynonyms: nicksnick

Verb (2)

  1. cut or make a notch into“notch the rope”
  2. notch a surface to record something
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Notch \Notch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notched (n[o^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.]

1.To cut or make notches in; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick. [1913 Webster]

2.To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. [1913 Webster]

God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow.— Herrick.[1913 Webster]
Notch \Notch\ (n[o^]ch), n. [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. Nick a notch.] [1913 Webster]

1.A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. [1913 Webster]

And on the stick ten equal notches makes.— Swift.[1913 Webster]

2.A narrow passage between two elevations; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain. [1913 Webster]

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