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Definition of notch verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

notch

verb
 
/nɒtʃ/
 
/nɑːtʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they notch
 
/nɒtʃ/
 
/nɑːtʃ/
he / she / it notches
 
/ˈnɒtʃɪz/
 
/ˈnɑːtʃɪz/
past simple notched
 
/nɒtʃt/
 
/nɑːtʃt/
past participle notched
 
/nɒtʃt/
 
/nɑːtʃt/
-ing form notching
 
/ˈnɒtʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈnɑːtʃɪŋ/
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  1. notch something (up) (informal) to achieve something such as a win or a high score
    • The team has notched up 20 goals already this season.
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  2. notch something to make a small cut in the shape of a V in an edge or a surface
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably from Anglo-Norman French noche, variant of Old French osche, of unknown origin.
See notch in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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