What is "dent" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does dent mean in English? Meaning of dent definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "dent" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "dent": an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

Noun

  • Meaning: an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
  • Example: it made a dent in my bank account
  • Synonyms: dent
  • Hypernyms: consequence effect event issue outcome result upshot
  • Meaning of "dent": make a depression into

    Verb

  • Meaning: make a depression into
  • Example: The bicycle dented my car
  • Synonyms: dent indent
  • Hypernyms: bend deform flex turn twist
  • Meaning of "dent": a depression scratched or carved into a surface

    Noun

  • Meaning: a depression scratched or carved into a surface
  • Synonyms: dent incision prick scratch slit
  • Hyponyms: score scotch
  • Hypernyms: depression impression imprint
  • Meaning of "dent": an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

    Noun

  • Meaning: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
  • Synonyms: dent ding gouge nick
  • Hyponyms: dig
  • Hypernyms: blemish defect mar
  • Synonyms:

    incision, indentation, impression, sink, cut, cavity, scratch, pit, hollow, crater, nick, score, trough, dimple, dint, notch, dip, furrow, scallop, crenel, embrasure, con-cavity, nick, gouge, perforate, indent, scratch, dig, mark, imprint, dint, hollow, dimple, ridge, notch, pit, furrow, make concave, press in, push in,

    Antonyms:

    increase, bulge, bulge, flush, fill,

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    dent in English: dent
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