Meaning & use
Notching
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Cutting a small V-shaped or angular indentation into the edge or surface of something, or, informally, achieving or recording an accomplishment.
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The carpenter spent the afternoon notching the beams so they would interlock securely.
The rookie pitcher is notching strikeouts at a record pace this season.
A note on using this word
The informal sense, as in "notching a win," draws on the old practice of cutting a mark into a stick or belt to keep a running tally.
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