take it up a notch

digging deep in your self to apply more effort toward acheiving a goal

Laura was enjoying her carefree, single life but decided to "take it up a notch" and have children.

by Bill Sween April 20, 2006

notch

A notch is a piece of eyebrow missing due to a razor.
How it occurs:
1. Person A makes a boast about something they will due
2. Person B says "notch"
3. Person A must then do the thing that they boasted about or else Person B will get to take a piece of their eyebrow

Person A: I'm going to go climb the CN Tower now
Person B: Notch
Person A: Crap, it was just a joke
Person B grabs a razor

by :)jwood(: March 28, 2015

Kick it up a Notch

To make things more intense, exciting, or interesting.

(Phrase first used by Emril Lagasse while cooking.)

Now refers to a song in the Team Starkid Production Starship.

Emril: Let's kick it up a notch! *adds a bunch of spices*

Pincher: "So here’s the choice, Bug! You can go on leading your meaningless existence Or you can take everything you’ve ever wanted...Well, Bug? Whaddya say?"

Bug: "I....I... I think I’ll kick it up a notch!
I don’t care about the Queen or the hive!"

Pincher: "That’s the spirit! Kick em all straight in the crotch!"

by Accioguitar June 5, 2011

suprasternal notch

Otherwise known as the Almásy Bosporus. The soft spot on the base of a woman's neck

"Um, Maddox, that place -- that place at the base of a woman's throat, you know, the hollow, here. Does it have an official name?"

"In case you're still wondering, this is called a suprasternal notch"

by mike w grape juice February 13, 2010

Notch

A famous man, developer of Mojang. His company created Minecraft, Scrolls, and Cobalt.

I hear Notch is working on a new game!

by The_NameMaker January 29, 2015

notchos

The bad nachos found at ballparks, arenas, movie theaters, and bad restaurants.

These ballpark nachos with the awful processed cheese should be called notchos.

by runbucky January 23, 2017

Notch

A notch is a unit of measurement for sexual partners. Some people count anything more than kissing as a notch, and some people only consider sex as a notch. They are a count of how many people you have hooked up with, and not how many hook ups you have had.

That's nothing, after last weekend I'm at 23 notches.

by hipbones April 15, 2015