Notch vs Marking - 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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(uncountable) The action of the verb to mark .
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, date=January 12
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, title=Liverpool 2 - 1 Liverpool
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a mark
the characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal
As nouns the difference between notch and marking
is that notch is a V-shaped cut while marking is the action of the verb to mark.As verbs the difference between notch and marking
is that notch is to cut a notch in (something) while marking is present participle of lang=en.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.
Derived terms
* notcher * notchymarking
English
Verb
(head)Noun
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