notch
noun
- deliberately introduced defect in a planar material whereby stress is concentrated
verb
- make a notch, mark
- move incrementally
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /nɒtʃ/ / /nɑtʃ/ / /nɔtʃ/
noun
Etymology: Recorded since 1577, probably a rebracketing of an otch, from Middle French oche (“notch”), itself from the Old French verb ochier (“to notch”), of uncertain origin, but possibly related to French hocher and English nick (“small cut, notch”).
- A V-shaped cut.
- A V-shaped cut.
“The notches in that tribe's warrior axe handles stand for killed enemies.”
- An indentation.
- A mountain pass; a defile.
- The female primary sex organ, vulva.
“If this Coin pass, no Man that lives, Shall dun for Past Debauches; Zounds, Landlords, send but in your Wifes, We’ll scow’r off all their Notches.”
“He forced his prick between her reluctant lips, all slimy and soiled as it was from the previous enculade, then producing an enormous dildoe, nearly twelve inches long, and big in proportion, he put a little cold cream on it, and presented the head to her notch, trying to force it in. “Ah! No! no! that's so awfully large!” she almost screamed, but the head was partly in, and despite her sobs: and moans of pains, he soon succeeded in passing at least ten inches of it into her distended vagina.”
- A woman.
“These ladies from the west got game Who got the best, VA, DC, Georgia, New York, Texas, Louisiana, or Florida The Middwest got some super notches You eva seen Cali's finest, man, who could top us”
- A discontinuous change in a taxation schedule.
- A level or degree.
“This car is a notch better than the other.”
“Can you speak a notch louder, please?”
- A portion of a mobile phone that overlaps the edge of the screen, used to house a camera, sensors etc. while maximizing screen space.
verb
Etymology: Recorded since 1577, probably a rebracketing of an otch, from Middle French oche (“notch”), itself from the Old French verb ochier (“to notch”), of uncertain origin, but possibly related to French hocher and English nick (“small cut, notch”).
- To cut a notch in (something).
- To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.
“The tribe's hunters notch their kills by notches on each's axe's handle.”
- To join by means of notches.
- To achieve (something); to add to one's score or record of successes.
“The team notched a pair of shutout wins on Sunday.”
“Jenkins booted a pair of field goals, Hopkins and George Nwokoji each notched a touchdown.”
- Synonym of nock (“to fit (an arrow) to a bow”).
“Notching an arrow on the string of his tried and unerring bow, he raised his sinewy arms […]”
“As Uncle Bunse threw his armful of stuff into the canoe, half a dozen other Indians crept forward, notching their arrows to shoot.”
- To change in small graduations.
“to notch back a salary”