notch vs indent

indent vs notch

notch and indent both are nouns.

notch and indent both are verbs.

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

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

notch: cut or make a notch into
indent: notch the edge of or make jagged

Other hyponyms of notch include mark, nock, score.

notch (noun)	indent (noun)
a small cut	an order for goods to be exported or imported
a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface	the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
a V-shaped indentation

notch (verb)	indent (verb)
notch a surface to record something	bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
cut or make a notch into	make a depression into
	cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
	notch the edge of or make jagged
	set in from the margin

Difference between notch and indent

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