dent
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1.0
- noun
- /dɛnt/
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abolladura
- His new car got a dent sitting in the parking lot.
Yeah, don't make any dents in the wall.
- Yeah, don't make any dents in the wall.
- It's got a big dent over there, dent over here and what have you.
- Surrounding those little papillae like little rivers, are these little dents and indentations.
- It didn't really leave a full on crater, but just more of like a dent in the surface.
- I was wondering what that misshapen dent was.
Examples
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There are scuffs, stings, dents, and general wear and tear on this screen.
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There was a dent in the second pillowcase.
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There is the small dent on the back of the screen on the top there.
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There was a big dent under the kitchen window.
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Do you see that dent in the hood of your car?
Fiction book (1997) -
If you got a dent on your car, Howard would pound it out.
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Yeah, there are a couple of dents in the front of our car, Toby.
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The baby went back to poking at the small dent he'd made in the ground.
Fiction book (1990) -
I reached down and touched the crescent-shaped dent in Mr. Brown's fender.
Fiction book (1994) -
The child accidentally created a small dent in the wall when he pushed the dresser.
Synonyms
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5.3
A small hollow in a surface, often on the skin
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5.3
A small dent in a surface, for example on a car or phone
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3.8
A small empty space or dip in something
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3.7
A small dent in a surface that cutting or hitting causes
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6.3
A small mark or dent on a surface used as a guide
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9.9
A small dent or bump on the surface of an object, often a car
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1.6
A small rounded dip on a surface like a golf ball
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4.2
A small hollow or pressed down area on a surface
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2.3
A small hollow in a flat surface
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7.5
A small hollow in a surface that can hold water
A small hollow in a surface made by a hit
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Etymology
The word dent comes from the Latin root dens, which means 'tooth'. A hit can press a surface in like a small 'tooth' mark, so a dent is a small hollow in something.