notch

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a V-shaped indentation (Freq. 1)
- mandibular notch
• Hypernyms:
indentation, indenture
• Hyponyms:
incisure, incisura
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
• Hypernyms:
location
• Hyponyms:
col, gap, defile, gorge, saddleback, saddle
• Instance Hyponyms:
Brenner Pass, Cumberland Gap, Donner Pass, Khyber Pass
• Part Holonyms:
range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
3. a small cut
• Syn:
nick, snick
• Derivationally related forms:
snick (for: snick), nick (for: nick)
• Hypernyms:
cut, cutting
4. a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
- there were four notches in the handle of his revolver
• Hypernyms:
indentation, indenture
• Hyponyms:
serration, thumb index, undercut

II - verb

1. cut or make a notch into (Freq. 3)
- notch the rope
• Hypernyms:
incise
• Hyponyms:
score, nock, mark, indent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. notch a surface to record something
• Hypernyms:
record, enter, put down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  nick, snick, pass, mountain pass