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notches up

notches up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of notch up.

Meaning of notch up

Verb

notch up (third-person singular simple present notches up, present participle notching up, simple past and past participle notched up)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To achieve; to gain by successful effort.
    • John has just notched up another "salesman of the month" prize.

Questions about notches up

What is notches up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Notches up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of notch up.

Words near notches up in the dictionary

  1. notches in one's belt
  2. notches on bedposts
  3. notches on one's bedpost
  4. notches on one's belt
  5. notches on the bedpost
  6. notches up
  7. notchier
  8. notchiest
  9. notchiness
  10. notching
  11. notching up

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