Notch

n.	1.
	1.	A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. - Swift.
	2.	A narrow passage between two elevations; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
v. t.	1.	To cut or make notches in; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick. [imp. & p. p. Notched (nǒcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.]
	2.	To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. - Herrick.

Noun	1.	notch - a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"
	2.	notch - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" Synonyms: mountain pass, pass
	3.	notch - a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver"
	4.	notch - a small cut Synonyms: snick, nick
Verb	1.	notch - cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope"
	2.	notch - notch a surface to record something

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