notch vs gap

notch and gap both are nouns.

notch and gap both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of notch include col, defile, gorge, saddle, saddleback.

notch (noun)	gap (noun)
a small cut	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface	a narrow opening
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks	a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
a V-shaped indentation	a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
	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

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

Difference between notch and gap

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