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1[dent]
noun
1.
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
2.
a noticeable effect, especially of reduction: to leave a dent in one's savings; a dent in one's pride.
verb (used with object)
3.
to make a dent in or on; indent: The impact dented the car's fender.
4.
to have the effect of reducing or slightly injuring: The caustic remark dented his ego.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
verb (used without object)
5.
to show dents; become indented: Tin dents more easily than steel.
6.
to sink in, making a dent: Nails dent into metal.
7.
make a dent, Informal. to cause a person to take heed; make an impression: The doctor told him to stop smoking, but it didn't make a dent.
8.
make a dent in, to show initial progress; pass an initial stage of (work, thought, solving a problem, etc.): I haven't even made a dent in this pile of work.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English dente, variant of dint

un·dent·ed, adjective
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dent
early 14c., "a strike or blow," dialectal variant of M.E. dint (q.v.); sense of "indentation" first recorded 1560s, apparently influenced by indent.
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