notch

noun

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Senses

a V-shaped indentation

mandibular notch

cut or make a notch into

notch the rope

the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

we got through the pass before it started to snow

notch a surface to record something

a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface

there were four notches in the handle of his revolver

a small cut

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	notch
1	hypernym	Types & categories	indentation
1	hyponym	Types & categories	incisure
2	derivation	Related & opposite	snick
2	derivation	Related & opposite	notch
2	derivation	Related & opposite	notch
2	hypernym	Types & categories	incise
2	hyponym	Types & categories	nock
2	hyponym	Types & categories	indent
3	part holonym	Parts & wholes	mountain range
3	hypernym	Types & categories	location
3	hyponym	Types & categories	col
3	hyponym	Types & categories	defile
3	hyponym	Types & categories	saddleback
3	instance hyponym	Types & categories	Brenner Pass
3	instance hyponym	Types & categories	Cumberland Gap
3	instance hyponym	Types & categories	Donner Pass
3	instance hyponym	Types & categories	Khyber Pass
4	derivation	Related & opposite	snick
4	derivation	Related & opposite	notch
4	hypernym	Types & categories	record
5	derivation	Related & opposite	notch
5	derivation	Related & opposite	notch
5	hypernym	Types & categories	indentation
5	hyponym	Types & categories	serration
5	hyponym	Types & categories	thumb index
5	hyponym	Types & categories	undercut
6	derivation	Related & opposite	notch
6	derivation	Related & opposite	chip
6	derivation	Related & opposite	nick
6	derivation	Related & opposite	notch
6	hypernym	Types & categories	cutting