Notch vs Inset - What's the difference?
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A V-shaped cut.
Such a cut, used for keeping a record
An indentation.
A mountain pass; a defile
(informal) A level or degree.
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To cut a notch in (something).
To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.
To join by means of notches.
To achieve (something).
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Notch is a related term of inset.
In lang=en terms the difference between notch and inset
is that notch is to achieve (something) while inset is to add an inset to something.As nouns the difference between notch and inset
is that notch is a v-shaped cut while inset is a smaller thing set into a larger thing; such as a small picture inside a larger one.As verbs the difference between notch and inset
is that notch is to cut a notch in (something) while inset is to set in; infix or implant.notch
English
Noun
(es)- ''The notches in that tribe's warrior axe handles stand for killed enemies.
- ''This car is a notch better than the other.
World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk , 20 June:
- A better team might also have done more to expose Uruguay’s occasionally brittle defence, but England’s speed of thought and movement in their attacking positions was a good notch or two down from the Italy game.
Derived terms
* notch on one's bedpost, notch on the bedpost * notchback * notchboard * top notchVerb
(es)- The tribe's hunters notch their kills by notches on each's axe's handle.
- The team notched a pair of shutout wins on Sunday.