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dent

DEFINITIONS OF: dent

1

n an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

Synonyms:
ding, gouge, nick
Types:
dig
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
Type of:
blemish, defect, mar
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

n a depression scratched or carved into a surface

Synonyms:
incision, prick, scratch, slit
Types:
score, scotch
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Type of:
depression, impression, imprint
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

n an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

“it made a dent in my bank account”
Type of:
consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

v make a depression into

“The bicycle dented my car”
Synonyms:
indent
Type of:
bend, deform, flex, turn, twist
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
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