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- [noch]
- /nɒtʃ/
- /nɒtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noch]
- /nɒtʃ/
Definitions of notch word
- noun notch an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge. 1
- noun notch a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a tally. 1
- noun notch New England and Upstate New York. a deep, narrow opening or pass between mountains; gap; defile. 1
- noun notch Informal. a step, degree, or grade: This camera is a notch better than the other. 1
- noun notch Metallurgy. a taphole in a blast furnace: iron notch; cinder notch. 1
- verb with object notch to cut or make a notch in. 1
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Origin of notch
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; a notch (by false division) for an *otch < Old French oche notch
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Notch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
notch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
notch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for notch
noun notch
- indentation — a cut, notch, or deep recess: various bays and indentations.
- slash — to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
- score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- nick — Old Nick.
verb notch
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- attain — If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
- gain — to make a gain or gains in.
Antonyms for notch
noun notch
verb notch
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- flush — a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
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