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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.
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.
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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.
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dent1 (dɛnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a hollow or dip in a surface, as one made by pressure or a blow |
| 2. | an appreciable effect, esp of lessening: a dent in our resources |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to impress or be impressed with a dent or dents |
| [C13 (in the sense: a stroke, blow): variant of | |
| dent2 (dɛnt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a toothlike protuberance, esp the tooth of a sprocket or gearwheel |
| 2. | textiles the space between two wires in a loom through which a warp thread is drawn |
| [C16: from French: tooth] | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Medical Dictionary
dent- pref.
Variant of denti-.
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