dent
IPA: dˈɛnt
noun
- A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
- (figurative) A minor effect made upon something.
- A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
- (by extension, informal) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
- (engineering) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
- (weaving) A slot or a wire in a reed
- A village and civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD7086).
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.
- (intransitive) To develop a dent or dents.
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