dent

dent ¹  (dnt)

n.

1. A depression in a surface made by pressure or a blow: a dent in the side of a car.

2. Informal A significant, usually diminishing effect or impression: The loss put a dent in the team's confidence.

3. Informal Meaningful progress; headway: at least made a dent in the work.

v. dent·ed, dent·ing, dents

v.tr.

To make a dent in.

v.intr.

To become dented: a fender that dents easily.

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[Middle English dent, variant of dint, blow, from Old English dynt.]

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dent ²  (dnt)

n.

See tooth.

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[French; see dentist.]

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dent

Noun

a hollow in the surface of something

Verb

to make a dent in [variant of dint]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dent - an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account" consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
	2.	dent - a depression scratched or carved into a surface incision, prick, scratch, slit imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" scotch, score - a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
	3.	dent - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) gouge, nick, ding blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" dig - a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
Verb	1.	dent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" indent twist, bend, deform, flex, turn - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

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dent

noun 1. hollow, chip, indentation, depression, impression, pit, dip, crater, ding Austral., N.Z. (dated), (informal) dimple, concavity

verb 2. make a dent in, press in, gouge, depress, hollow, imprint, push in, dint, make concave

Translations

dent [dɛnt] n → abolladura

vt (also: make a dent in) → abollar

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dent [dɛnt] n → bosse f

vt (also: make a dent in) → cabosser;

to make a dent in (fig) → entamer

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dent [dɛnt] n → Beule f;

(in pride, ego) → Knacks m

vt (also: make a dent in) → einbeulen;

(pride, ego) → anknacksen

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dent [dɛnt] n → ammaccatura

vt (also: make a dent in) → ammaccare;

(fig) → intaccare

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dent

n dent [dent]

a small hollow made by pressure or a blow My car has a dent where it hit a tree. duik, moet حَدَبَه، طَعْجَه вдлъбнатина promáčklina bule die Beule βαθούλωμα abolladura mõlk فرورفتگی؛ غر شدگی lommo bosse שֶׁקָע गड्ढा ulupina, uleknina horpadás penyok beygla ammaccatura くぼみ 움푹 들어간 자국·곳 įlenkimas (trieciena atstāts) iespiedums; iedobums kemik deuk bulk, fordypning, hakk wgniecenie mossa îndoitură вмятина buchnuté miesto, priehlbina udrtina udubljenje buckla, märke รอยบุ๋ม göçük, çukur 凹部 виїмка, вибоїна کسی سطح پر چوٹ سے پڑنے والا گڈھا vết lõm 凹部

v

to make such a hollow in The car was dented when it hit a wall. ingeduik يَحْدِبُ، يَطْعَجُ правя вдлъбнатини promáčknout (se) bule; lave bule verbeulen βαθουλώνω abollar mõlki lööma دارای فرورفتگی کردن؛ غر کردن tehdä lommo bosseler לִגְרוֹם לשקע गड्ढा बनाना ulupiti, uleknuti (be)horpaszt memenyokkan beygla ammaccare くぼませる 움푹 들어가다, 찌그러지다; 움푹 들어가게 하다 įlenkti iespiest; atstāt iespiedumu menjadi kemik deuken bulke, lage bulk wgniatać amolgar a îndoi оставлять вмятину preboriť (sa), poškodiť udreti udubiti buckla till, bli tillbucklad ทำให้เป็นรอยบุ๋ม yamultmak 使凹下 зазублювати; насікати چوٹ سے گڈھا ہو جانا làm lõm 使凹下