Notch
31notch — I. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration (from misdivision of an otch) of *otch, from Middle French oche Date: 1577 1. a. a V shaped indentation b. a slit made to serve as a record c. a rounded indentation cut into the pages of a book on the edge… …
32notch — [16] Not much is known for certain about the word notch, apart from the fact that its immediate source, Anglo Norman noche, existed at least a couple of centuries before English acquired it. There may well be some connection with Old French oche… …
33notch — 1 noun (C) 1 a V shaped cut in a surface or edge: He made three notches in the stick. 2 a degree or level on a scale of achievement, social position etc: Her new book is several notches above anything else she has written. 3 AmE a passage between …
34notch up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms notch up : present tense I/you/we/they notch up he/she/it notches up present participle notching up past tense notched up past participle notched up informal to win something, or to achieve something The… …
35notch — [nɒtʃ] noun [C] I a small cut on the edge or surface of something II verb notch [nɒtʃ] notch sth up …
36notch — [16] Not much is known for certain about the word notch, apart from the fact that its immediate source, Anglo Norman noche, existed at least a couple of centuries before English acquired it. There may well be some connection with Old French oche… …
37notch — n. [ME. nock, a notch] (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) A break or irregularity in the peristome, denoting the position of the siphon …
38notch — verb Notch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑point, ↑win …
39notch up — phr verb Notch up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑point, ↑success, ↑victory, ↑win …
40notch up — PHRASAL VERB If you notch up something such as a score or total, you achieve it. [JOURNALISM] [V P n (not pron)] He had notched up more than 25 victories worldwide... [V P n (not pron)] The economy is expanding, notching up high growth rates.… …
