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Notch up meaning

Notch up is a phrasal verb that means to informally achieve a result or success.

Past simple
notched up
Past participle
notched up
-ing form
notching up

What notch up means

achieve somethingB2informal

To informally achieve a result or success

The cyclist notched up her tenth victory of the season.

Similar phrasal verbs

With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.

Common questions

What does notch up mean?

To informally achieve a result or success.

What is the past tense of notch up?

Notched up, which is also its past participle.

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