incise vs notch

incise is not a noun while notch is a noun.

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

As verbs, notch is a hyponym of incise; that is, notch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than incise:

Other hyponyms of incise include scrape, scratch, scratch up, groove, slit, worry, deaden, girdle.

incise (noun)	notch (noun)
	a small cut
	a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
	the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
	a V-shaped indentation

incise (verb)	notch (verb)
make an incision into by carving or cutting	notch a surface to record something
	cut or make a notch into