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Definition of 'dent'English
Etymology 1
(etyl) . More at dint.
Noun
( en-noun)
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.
(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
- That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.
* {{quote-news
|year=2011
|date=April 11
|author=Phil McNulty
|title=Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City
|work=BBC Sport
citation
|page=
|passage=Andy Carroll's first goals since his £35m move to Liverpool put a dent in Manchester City's Champions League hopes as they were emphatically swept aside at Anfield.}}
Verb
( en-verb)
To impact something, producing a dent.
To develop a dent or dents.
- ''Copper is soft and dents easily.
Etymology 2
(etyl), from (etyl) dens, dentis, tooth. See tooth.
Noun
( en-noun)
(engineering) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
- (Knight)
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