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• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• notch — notchy, adj. /noch/, n. 1. an angular or V shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge. 2. a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a tally. 3. New Eng. and Upstate New York. a deep, narrow… …   Universalium

• notch — notch1 [nɔtʃ US na:tʃ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from an otch, mistaken for a notch; from early French oche V shaped cut ] 1.) a level on a scale that measures something, for example quality or achievement ▪ Her new book is several… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• notch — /nɒtʃ / (say noch) noun 1. a more or less angular cut, indentation, or hollow in a narrow object or surface or an edge. 2. a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a score. 3. US a deep, narrow opening or pass… …  

• notch — 1 noun (C) 1 a V shaped cut in a surface or edge: He made three notches in the stick. 2 a degree or level on a scale of achievement, social position etc: Her new book is several notches above anything else she has written. 3 AmE a passage between …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• notch — n. & v. n. 1 a V shaped indentation on an edge or surface. 2 a nick made on a stick etc. in order to keep count. 3 colloq. a step or degree (move up a notch). 4 US a deep gorge. v.tr. 1 make notches in. 2 (foll. by up) record or score with or as… …   Useful english dictionary

• Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch — Эпизод «Футурамы» «Киф, Похоже, Залетел» «Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch» …   Википедия

• tally stick — a stick on which amounts of herring caught were registered in the Isle of Man. A notch was made for each basket of 124 fish and a cut across four notches indicated five baskets (620 fish). Theft of a tally stick by a rival crew took the boat s… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Notched — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Notching — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English