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Meaning of notch

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  notch
      n 1: a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"
      2: 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" [syn: {pass},
         {mountain pass}, {notch}]
      3: a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a
         surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his
         revolver"
      4: a small cut [syn: {notch}, {nick}, {snick}]
      v 1: cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope"
      2: notch a surface to record something

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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