Idioms for notch
notch up/down,
to move up or down or increase or decrease by notches or degrees: The temperature has notched up another degree.
Origin of notch
1570–80;
a notch (by false division) for
an
*otch < Old French
oche notch
OTHER WORDS FROM notch
notch·y, adjective un·notched, adjectiveWords nearby notch
notarize,
notary,
notary public,
notate,
notation,
notch,
notch baby,
notch effect,
notchback,
notched collar,
notchy
Example sentences from the Web for notch
British Dictionary definitions for notch
notch
/ (nɒtʃ) /
noun
a V-shaped cut or indentation; nick
a cut or nick made in a tally stick or similar object
US and Canadian
a narrow pass or gorge
informal
a step or level (esp in the phrase a notch above)
verb (tr)
Word Origin for notch
C16: from incorrect division of
an otch (as
a notch), from Old French
oche notch, from Latin
obsecāre to cut off, from
secāre to cut
Medical definitions for notch
notch
[ nŏch ]
n.
An indentation at the edge of a structure; an incisure.
An upstroke or peak on a pulse tracing.
Idioms and Phrases with notch
notch
see take down a notch.