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notching up

notching up is the present participle and gerund 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 notching up

What is notching up the present participle and gerund of?
Notching up is the present participle and gerund of notch up.

Words near notching up in the dictionary

  1. notches up
  2. notchier
  3. notchiest
  4. notchiness
  5. notching
  6. notching up
  7. notchings
  8. notchless
  9. notchplasties
  10. notchplasty
  11. notcht

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