Noun
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a small cut
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a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
"there were four notches in the handle of his revolver"
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the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
"we got through the pass before it started to snow"
- mountain pass -
a V-shaped indentation
"mandibular notch"
Verb
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notch a surface to record something
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cut or make a notch into
"notch the rope"