Notch

Noun

 * 1) A V-shaped cut.
 * 2) Such a cut, used for keeping a record
 * ''The notches in that tribe's warrior axe handles stand for killed enemies.
 * 1) An indentation.
 * 2) A mountain pass; a defile
 * 3)  A level or degree.
 * ''This car is a notch better than the other.

Derived terms

 * notch on one's bedpost, notch on the bedpost
 * notchback
 * notchboard
 * top notch

Verb

 * 1)  To cut a notch in (something).
 * 2)  To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.
 * The tribe's hunters notch their kills by notches on each's axe's handle.
 * 1)  To join by means of notches.

Derived terms

 * notcher
 * notchy

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