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notch

Definition

  • noun: a small cut that is shaped like a V and that is made on an edge or a surface
  • noun: a V-shaped indentation
  • verb: to make a small cut in (something, such as wood)
  • verb: to cut or make a notch in
  • often + 'up'
  • synonyms: nick, indentation, defile

Examples

  • This product is a 'notch' [='step'] above its competitors in quality and price.

  • a jacket with a 'notched' collar [=a collar that has a notch in it]

  • The team 'notched up' another win in yesterday's game.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) McTAVISH: I'm convinced Peter did this deliberately. Just try that again. I'm sure he had a word with the guy operating the wind machine... ...to just turn it up a couple notches. It was just too perfect. JACKSON: We just got the beard. Do it once more without the beard going up. "That's a-- Pfft." (..)
    2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey