Definition of indent Indent
/ɪndɛˈnt/ - [indent] - in•dent
We found 33 definitions of indent from 5 different sources.
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NounPlural: indents |
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| indent - an order for goods to be exported or imported | ||
| purchase order, order the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" | ||
| indent - the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | ||
| indentation, indention, indenture | ||
| blank space, space, place the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" | ||
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| indent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" | ||
| dent | ||
| flex, bend, deform, twist, turn cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" | ||
| hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" | ||
| indent - notch the edge of or make jagged | ||
| notch notch a surface to record something | ||
| recess make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood" | ||
| indent - set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter" | ||
| format, arrange divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" | ||
| indent - cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents" | ||
| cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" | ||
| indent - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant" | ||
| indenture | ||
| obligate, oblige, bind, hold commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- indent (Noun)
A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch. - indent (Noun)
A stamp; an impression. - indent (Noun)
A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt. - indent (Noun)
A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. - indent (Verb)
To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper. - indent (Verb)
To be cut, notched, or dented. - indent (Verb)
To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp. - indent (Verb)
To cut the two halves of a document in duplicate, using a jagged or wavy line so that each party could demonstrate that their copy was part of the original whole. - indent (Verb)
To enter into a binding agreement by means of such documents; to formally commit to doing something. - indent (Verb)
To engage someone, originally by means of indented contracts. - indent (Verb)
To begin a line or lines at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin. - indent (Verb)
To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- indent (v. t.)
To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper. - indent (v. t.)
To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp. - indent (v. t.)
To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant. - indent (v. t.)
To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See Indentation, and Indention. - indent (v. t.)
To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. - indent (v. i.)
To be cut, notched, or dented. - indent (v. i.)
To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag. - indent (v. i.)
To contract; to bargain or covenant. - indent (n.)
A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch. - indent (n.)
A stamp; an impression. - indent (n.)
A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt. - indent (n.)
A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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in-dent′, v.t. to cut into points like teeth: to notch: to indenture, apprentice: (print.) to begin farther in from the margin than the rest of a paragraph.—v.i. (Shak.) to move in a zigzag course: to bargain: to make a compact.—n. a cut or notch in the margin: a recess like a notch.—n. Indentā′tion, a hollow or depression: act of indenting or notching: notch: recess.—pa.p. and adj. Indent′ed, having indentations: serrated: zigzag.—ns. Inden′tion (print.), any space left before the beginning of lines, as in poetry; Indent′ure, the act of indenting, indentation: (law) a deed under seal, with mutual covenants, where the edge is indented for future identification: a written agreement between two or more parties: a contract.—v.t. to bind by indentures: to indent. [Low L. indentāre—L. in, in, dens, dentis, a tooth.]
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