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notch

noun
  1. a small cut
    snick
  2. a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
    “There were four notches in the handle of the revolver.”
  3. the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
    pass
  4. a V-shaped indentation
    “mandibular notch”
verb
  1. notch a surface to record something
  2. cut or make a notch into
    “notch the rope”