"notch up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: notches up [present, singular, third-person], notching up [participle, present], notched up [participle, past], notched up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} notch up (third-person singular simple present notches up, present participle notching up, simple past and past participle notched up)
  1. (colloquial, transitive) To achieve; to gain by successful effort. Tags: colloquial, transitive
    Sense id: en-notch_up-en-verb-cHnltUJ4 Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

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