Dent - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) (syn: ding, gouge, nick)
verb
Extra examples
I'm afraid I dented the wall pretty badly when I was hammering in that nail.
Many of the cans were badly dented.
Some types of metal dent more easily than others.
The team's confidence has been dented by a recent series of losses.
The fees of two lawyers will make a nasty dent in the family finances.
Criticism dented his ego.
There was a large dent in the passenger door.
The trip made a big dent in our savings.
Eight years of effort have hardly put a dent in drug trafficking.
No one was injured, but the car was scratched and dented.
The scandal has dented his reputation.
The bicycle dented my car
The rock made a dent in the car's fender.
I need to fix this dent in my car.
Aside from a dent in one of the side panels the car is in good shape.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: dent
he/she/it: dents
present participle: denting
past tense: dented
past participle: dented
singular: dent
plural: dents
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