[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an or V-shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.", "a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a tally.", "New England and Upstate New York.a deep, narrow opening or pass between mountains; gap; defile.", "Informal.a step, degree, or grade:This camera is a notch better than the other.", "Metallurgy.a taphole in a blast furnace:iron notch; cinder notch."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to cut or make a notch in.", "to record by notches:He notched each kill on the stick.", "to score, as in a game:He notched another win."]}]