ALL meanings of dent
dent
D d - verb dent If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it. 3
- countable noun dent A dent is a hollow in the surface of something which has been caused by hitting or pressing it. 3
- verb dent If something dents your ideas or your pride, it makes you realize that your ideas are wrong, or that you are not as good or successful as you thought. 3
- countable noun dent If one thing makes a dent in another, it reduces it by a large amount. 3
- noun dent a hollow or dip in a surface, as one made by pressure or a blow 3
- noun dent an appreciable effect, esp of lessening 3
- verb dent to impress or be impressed with a dent or dents 3
- noun dent a toothlike protuberance, esp the tooth of a sprocket or gearwheel 3
- noun dent the space between two wires in a loom through which a warp thread is drawn 3
- abbreviation DENT dental 3
- abbreviation DENT dentistry 3
- noun dent a slight hollow made in a surface by a blow or pressure 3
- noun dent an appreciable effect, often a lessening or adverse effect 3
- verb transitive dent to make a dent in 3
- intransitive verb dent to become dented 3
- noun dent a toothlike projection as in a gearwheel, lock, etc. 3
- abbreviation DENT dentist 3
- noun dent indentation in metal 1
- noun dent reduction 1
- transitive verb dent make an indentation in 1
- transitive verb dent injure: pride, confidence 1
- intransitive verb dent metal: become damaged 1
- noun dent a toothlike projection, as a tooth of a gearwheel. 1
- noun dent Textiles. the space between two wires through which the warp ends are drawn in the reed of a loom. 1
- verb with object dent to make a dent in or on; indent: The impact dented the car's fender. 1
- verb with object dent to have the effect of reducing or slightly injuring: The caustic remark dented his ego. 1
- verb without object dent to show dents; become indented: Tin dents more easily than steel. 1
- verb without object dent to sink in, making a dent: Nails dent into metal. 1
- idioms dent 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. 1
- idioms dent 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. 1
- noun dent A slight hollow in a hard, even surface made by a blow or by the exertion of pressure. 1
- noun dent A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact. 0
- noun dent (Informal) (by extension) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action. 0
- noun dent (engineering) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. 0
- verb dent (Transitive Verb) To impact something, producing a dent. 0
- verb dent (Intransitive Verb) To develop a dent or dents. 0