Vocabulary
Notch
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make notches in.
Urdu meaning
نشان، گھاﺅ لگانا، دندانہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It is apprehended that, in order to push the protest to a higher notch, it may once again opt to quit the assemblies, repeating the performance of 2022.
- India`s hubris thus faces a possible new world, especially having been brought down a notch or two by Pakistan.
- This gives the chief time to plan properly and take the organisation one notch up.
- To do so, they can indulge in playing up programme successes, or pursue performative reforms to notch marginal wins to amplify the `success-factor` of the programme under their watch.
- Does this analysis seem rational compared to the one coming from top-notch economists who have a different opinion, closer to the influential Economist`s view that `mindless tariffs will cause economic havoc`?
Synonyms
nick, cut, mark, score, incise, carve, engrave, scratch, gash
Antonyms
closing, closure
Curator example
“he notched the stick at each end”
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