ALL meanings of notchy
notch
N n - noun notchy an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge. 1
- noun notchy a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a tally. 1
- noun notchy New England and Upstate New York. a deep, narrow opening or pass between mountains; gap; defile. 1
- noun notchy Informal. a step, degree, or grade: This camera is a notch better than the other. 1
- noun notchy Metallurgy. a taphole in a blast furnace: iron notch; cinder notch. 1
- verb with object notchy to cut or make a notch in. 1
- verb with object notchy to record by notches: He notched each kill on the stick. 1
- verb with object notchy to score, as in a game: He notched another win. 1
- idioms notchy notch up / down, to move up or down or increase or decrease by notches or degrees: The temperature has notched up another degree. 1
- adjective notchy (of a motor vehicle gear mechanism) requiring careful gear-changing, as if having to fit the lever into narrow notches 0