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A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.

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  1. n. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.
  2. n. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
  3. v. t. To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.
  4. v. t. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.
  5. n. a V-shaped indentation
  6. n. the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
  7. n. a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
  8. n. a small cut
  9. v. cut or make a notch into
  10. v. notch a surface to record something
  11. 1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift. 2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain. 1. To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick. 2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. Herrick.
  12. v:26/n:74 n. a V-shaped indentation n. a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface n. a small cut v. cut or make a notch into