Meaning

9 senses

  1. A V-shaped cut.

    Kerbe, Nut, Furche

    зару́бкаzarúbka, вы́емкаvýjemka, пазpaz

    a small cut

  2. A V-shaped cut.

    Such a cut, used for keeping a record.

    The notches in that tribe's warrior axe handles stand for killed enemies.

    Kerbe

    зару́бкаzarúbka, засе́чкаzaséčka, ме́ткаmétka

  3. An indentation.

    Einrückung, Einkerbung, Senke

    о́тступótstup, абза́цabzác, вмя́тинаvmjátina

    a V-shaped indentation

  4. A mountain pass; a defile.

    Pass, Bergpass, Engpass

    перева́лperevál

  5. (slang)The female primary sex organ, vulva.

  6. (US, slang)A woman.

  7. A discontinuous change in a taxation schedule.

  8. (informal)A level or degree.

    This car is a notch better than the other.

    Can you speak a notch louder, please?

    Stückchen, Spur, Tick

    у́ровеньúrovenʹ, сте́пеньstépenʹ

  9. A portion of a mobile phone that overlaps the edge of the screen, used to house a camera, sensors etc. while maximizing screen space.

Examples

27 sentences

  1. Tom is a top-notch swimmer.

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  2. We need to take Tom down a notch.

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  3. I'd like to take Tom down a notch.

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  4. Let's take it down a notch.

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  5. We're taking it up a notch.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 5
V-shaped cut:
such a cut, used for keeping a record:
indentation:
mountain pass:
level or degree:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
V-shaped cut:
indentation:
mountain pass:
level or degree:

Origin

Recorded since 1577, probably a rebracketing of an otch, from Middle French oche (“notch”)

Recorded since 1577, probably a rebracketing of an otch, from Middle French oche (“notch”), itself from the Old French verb ochier (“to notch”), of uncertain origin, but possibly related to French hocher and English nick (“small cut, notch”).

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Forms

plural: notches
Singularnotch
Pluralnotches

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a small cut:nicksnick
  • the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks:passmountain pass

Word family

21 related words
Derivedjugular notchnitchnotch babynotchbacknotchboardnotch countnotch filternotch girdlenotchlessnotchplastynotchweednotchwingnotchypancreatic notchsemilunar notchsigmoid notchsuprasternal notchtentorial notchtop notchtrochlear notchumbilical notch

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
notableC1notablynotarynotationnoteA1notebookA1notepad

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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