notch vs nick

notch and nick both are nouns.

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

As nouns, notch and nick are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of notch include snick.

notch (noun)	nick (noun)
a small cut	a small cut
a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface	(British slang) a prison
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks	an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
a V-shaped indentation

notch (verb)	nick (verb)
notch a surface to record something	mate successfully; of livestock
cut or make a notch into	divide or reset the tail muscles of
	cut a nick into
	cut slightly, with a razor