<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An angular or V-shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.</li><li>A cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a tally.</li><li>New England and Upstate New York: a deep, narrow opening or pass between mountains; gap; defile.</li><li>Informal: a step, degree, or grade; e.g., "This camera is a notch better than the other."</li><li>Metallurgy: a taphole in a blast furnace; iron notch; cinder notch.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To cut or make a notch in.</li><li>To record by notches: "He notched each kill on the stick."</li><li>To score, as in a game: "He notched another win."</li></ul>