different between notch vs damage

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1577, probably a rebracketing of an + otch, which noun stems from Middle French oche (“notch”), itself from the Old French verb ochier (“to notch”), of uncertain origin, but possibly related to French hocher and English nick (“small cut, notch”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /n?t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /n?t?/
• Rhymes: -?t?

Noun

notch (plural notches)

1. A V-shaped cut.
   1. Such a cut, used for keeping a record.

   2. (slang) Woman.
2. An indentation.
3. A mountain pass; a defile.
4. (finance) A discontinuous change in a taxation schedule.
5. (informal) A level or degree.
   • 2014, Daniel Taylor, "World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk, 20 June:

     a better team might also have done more to expose Uruguay’s occasionally brittle defence, but England’s speed of thought and movement in their attacking positions was a good notch or two down from the Italy game.

6. (electronics) A portion of a mobile phone that overlaps the edge of the screen, used to house camera, sensors etc. while maximizing screen space.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To cut a notch in (something).
2. (transitive) To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.

3. (transitive) To join by means of notches.
4. (transitive, informal) To achieve (something); to add to one's score or record of successes.

   Synonym: notch up
5. (transitive) To fit (an arrow) to a bow by means of the notch cut at the end of the arrow; to nock.
   • 1885, John Niles Hubbard, An Account of Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, Or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830, page 31:

     Notching an arrow on the string of his tried and unerring bow, he raised his sinewy arms […]

   • 1913, Massachusetts Reformatory (Concord, Mass.), Our Paper, page 530:

     As Uncle Bunse threw his armful of stuff into the canoe, half a dozen other Indians crept forward, notching their arrows to shoot.

Derived terms

• notcher

Translations

References

• Partridge, Eric (2006): Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English

Cebuano

Etymology

From nota + ch.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: notch

Noun

notch

1. the penis

English

Etymology

From Middle English damage, from Old French damage (Modern French dommage), from Vulgar Latin *damnaticum from Classical Latin damnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dæm?d?/
• Rhymes: -æm?d?
• Hyphenation: dam?age

Noun

damage (countable and uncountable, plural damages)

1. Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

   The storm did a lot of damage to the area.

   • 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Friendship

     Great errors and absurdities many {{..}}commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune.

2. (slang) Cost or expense.

   "What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.

Usage notes

Currently it is only used as an uncountable noun, except in the plural. There are few examples of countable (singular) use.

Related terms

• damn
• indemnity

Translations

Verb

damage (third-person singular simple present damages, present participle damaging, simple past and past participle damaged)

1. (transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

   Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.

   Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment.

   • 1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica. Or, General Survey of the Antient and Modern State of that Island, volume 2, book 2, chapter 7, 5:

     The building was erected in two years, at the parochial expence, on the foundation of the former one, which was irreparably damaged by the hurricane of Augu?t, 1712.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To undergo damage.

Derived terms

• undamaged

Translations

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dampnage, dammage, domage, damege

Etymology

From Old French damage, from Vulgar Latin *damnaticum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dam?a?d?(?)/, /d?m?a?d?(?)/, /?damad?(?)/

Noun

damage (plural damages)

1. damage, harm, injury
2. loss (of reputation, etc.)
3. (rare) disability, weakness
4. (law, often in the plural) damages (compensation for loss)

Related terms

• damagen

Descendants

• English: damage
• Scots: dammish

References

• “dam??e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *damnaticum from Classical Latin damnum. Cognate with Old Occitan damnatge.

Noun

damage m (oblique plural damages, nominative singular damages, nominative plural damage)

1. damage
2. injury, hurt, insult

Related terms

• damagier

Descendants

• French: dommage
• Norman: dommage
• ? Middle English: damage, dampnage, dammage, domage, damege
  • English: damage
  • Scots: dammish
• ? Irish: damáiste
• ? Sicilian: damaggiu