HyperDic: notch

English > 6 senses of the word *notch*:
NOUN	shape	notch	a V-shaped indentation
	object	notch, pass, mountain pass	the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
	artifact	notch	a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
	act	notch, nick, snick	a small cut
VERB	contact	notch	cut or make a notch into
VERB	communication	notch	notch a surface to record something

notch > pronunciation
Sounds	naa'ch
Rhymes	Boche ... wristwatch: 14 rhymes with aach...

English > *notch*: 6 senses > noun 1, shape
Meaning	A V-shaped indentation.
Example	"mandibular notch"
Narrower	incisure, incisura	(anatomy) a notch or small hollow
Broader	indentation, indenture	A concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
Verbs	notch	cut or make a notch into

English > *notch*: 6 senses > noun 2, object
Meaning	The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks.
Synonyms	pass, mountain pass
Instances	Brenner Pass	An Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions
	Cumberland Gap	A pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west
	Donner Pass	A mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe
	Khyber Pass	A mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan
Part of	range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains	A series of hills or mountains
Narrower	col, gap	A pass between mountain peaks
	defile, gorge	A narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
	saddleback, saddle	A pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
Broader	location	A point or extent in space
Spanish	paso, puerto de montaña, puerto
Catalan	collada, osca, pas, port de muntanya, port

English > *notch*: 6 senses > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	A V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface.
Example	"there were four notches in the handle of his revolver"
Narrower	serration	A single notch in a row of notches
	thumb index	One of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections
	undercut	A notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
Broader	indentation, indenture	A concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
Spanish	muesca
Catalan	osca
Verbs	notch	notch a surface to record something
Verbs	notch	cut or make a notch into

English > *notch*: 6 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning	A small cut.
Synonyms	nick, snick
Broader	cut, cutting	The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
Spanish	escotadura, hendidura, muesca, ranura, tarja
Catalan	mòssa, osca
Verbs	notch	notch a surface to record something
Verbs	notch	cut or make a notch into

English > *notch*: 6 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	cut or make a notch into.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"notch the rope"
Narrower	indent	notch the edge of or make jagged
Narrower	score, nock, mark	make small marks into the surface of
Broader	incise	make an incision / incision into by carving or cutting
Spanish	entallar, hacer muescas, mellar
Catalan	entallar, oscar
Nouns	notch	a small cut
	notch	a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
	notch	a V-shaped indentation

English > *notch*: 6 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	notch a surface to record something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broader	record, enter, put down	make a record of
Spanish	mellar
Catalan	oscar
Nouns	notch	a small cut
Nouns	notch	a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface

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