Notch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a V-shaped indentation

the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈɑːtʃ/.

Examples

mandibular notch
we got through the pass before it started to snow
there were four notches in the handle of his revolver

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mountain pass nick pass snick

Parts of Speech

noun	a V-shaped indentation “mandibular notch”
noun	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”
noun	a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface “there were four notches in the handle of his revolver”
noun	a small cut
verb	cut or make a notch into “notch the rope”
verb	notch a surface to record something

Word Forms

notch	verb	cut or make a notch into
nick	verb	cut a nick into
snick	verb	cut slightly, with a razor
notch	noun	a small cut

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kerbe

eine V-förmige Vertiefung

🇫🇷French

entailler

une empreinte en forme de V

🇪🇸Spanish

muesca

una hendidura en forma de V

🇮🇹Italian

tacca

una rientranza a forma di V

🇳🇱Dutch

inkeping

een V-vormige inkeping

🇵🇹Portuguese

entalhe

um recuo em forma de V

🇷🇺Russian

выемка

V-образное углубление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निशान

एक वी-आकार का इंडेंटेशन

🇧🇩Bengali

খাঁজ

একটি V-আকৃতির ইন্ডেন্টেশন

🇮🇳Tamil

உச்சநிலை

ஒரு V- வடிவ உள்தள்ளல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గీత

ఒక V-ఆకారపు ఇండెంటేషన్

🇮🇳Marathi

खाच

व्ही-आकाराचे इंडेंटेशन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાંચ

વી આકારનું ઇન્ડેન્ટેશન

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಚ್

ವಿ-ಆಕಾರದ ಇಂಡೆಂಟೇಶನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാച്ച്

ഒരു വി ആകൃതിയിലുള്ള ഇൻഡൻ്റേഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਰਜਾ

ਇੱਕ V-ਆਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਇੰਡੈਂਟੇਸ਼ਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

نشان

V کے سائز کا انڈینٹیشن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缺口

V形凹痕

🇯🇵Japanese

ノッチ

V字型のくぼみ

🇰🇷Korean

골짜기

V자 모양의 들여쓰기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khía

vết lõm hình chữ V

🇹🇭Thai

บาก

การเยื้องรูปตัว V

🇮🇩Indonesian

takik

lekukan berbentuk V

🇵🇭Filipino

bingaw

isang V-shaped indentation

🇲🇾Malay

takik

lekukan berbentuk V

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

درجة

مسافة بادئة على شكل حرف V

🇮🇷Persian

بریدگی

یک تورفتگی V شکل

🇹🇷Turkish

çentik

V şeklinde bir girinti

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲרוֹץ

חריטה בצורת V

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The primary meaning of 'notch' is 'a V-shaped indentation'.

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Using 'notch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'notch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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