Meaning of Dent | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD7086).
   countable, uncountable
2. A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
3. A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
4. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
5. A minor effect made upon something.
   figuratively
6. A slot or a wire in a reed
7. A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
8. A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
   broadly, informal

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Examples

“The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.”

“to make a dent”

“"Case Of You" (#67, 1980), a single on the Scotti Brothers label, was Frank's first chart dent.”

“The transitoriness perhaps makes viral content the most representative form of culture in the twenty-first century: an era of vast quantities, deep specificity, and breakneck speed, where few individual artifacts, artworks, or conventions leave a dent in society or bend the curve of history.”

“That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.”

“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.”

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