Main Entry:

¹dent

Pronunciation:

\ˈdent\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English, short for indenten to make dents in, indent

Date:

14th century

transitive verb 1 : to make a dent in <dent a car's bumper> 2 : to have a weakening effect on intransitive verb : to form a dent by sinking inward : become dented