notch

Meaning

1. A V-shaped cut.
2. A V-shaped cut.
3. An indentation.
4. A mountain pass; a defile.
5. (slang) The female primary sex organ, vulva.
6. (slang) A woman.
7. A discontinuous change in a taxation schedule.
8. (informal) A level or degree.
9. A portion of a mobile phone that overlaps the edge of the screen, used to house a camera, sensors etc. while maximizing screen space.

nick

narrow pass

chip off

be crooked

cut open

engpass

knock out or file the front teeth

shredded tobacco

marks on a ruler

cut fine

cut notches

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɒtʃ/

Recorded since 1577, probably a rebracketing of an + otch, which noun stems 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”).