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- DictionaryDent/dent/
noun
- 1. a slight hollow in a hard, even surface made by a blow or by the exertion of pressure.
verb
- 1. mark with a dent: "the moose dropped a hind foot and dented the hood of the car"
A dent is a gouge or hollow that's left in a surface after some kind of blow. If you hit a soup pot with a hammer, it will leave a dent. Car accidents, whether they're serious or just fender benders, often result in dents.
dent. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dent1 /dent/ noun [ countable] 1 a hollow area in the surface of something, usually made by something hitting it dent in There was a large dent in the passenger door. 2 a reduction in the amount of something dent in The trip made a big dent in our savings.
Apr 17, 2024 · Noun [ edit] dent (plural dents) A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact . The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car. ( figurative) A minor effect made upon something.
to push an area of a hard surface inward by hitting it with something: The side of the car was dented in the accident. to reduce someone’s confidence or positive feelings about something: The defeat did little to dent her enthusiasm. (Definition of dent from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of dent.
DENT meaning: an area on a surface that is lower than the rest of the surface especially because of being hit or pushed in.
v.i. to show dents; become indented: Tin dents more easily than steel. to sink in, making a dent: Nails dent into metal. Middle English dente, variant of dint 1250–1300. dent2 (dent), n. Mechanical Engineering a toothlike projection, as a tooth of a gearwheel.
Definition of dent verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
