gap vs notch

gap and notch both are nouns.

gap and notch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gap	Yes	No	Yes	No
notch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, notch is a hypernym of gap; that is, notch is a word with a broader meaning than gap:

gap: a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
notch: the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

Other hypernyms of gap include mountain pass, pass.

gap (noun)	notch (noun)
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity	a small cut
a narrow opening	a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures	the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations	a V-shaped indentation
an open or empty space in or between things
a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

gap (verb)	notch (verb)
make an opening or gap in	notch a surface to record something
	cut or make a notch into

Difference between gap and notch

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