dent
A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impactA shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
» Tom's car is easily recognizable since there is a big dent in the front bumper.
Toms Auto ist an der großen Delle am vorderen Stoßdämpfer leicht erkennbar.
Машину Тома легко впізнати, адже на її передньому бампері є глибока вм'ятина.
Meaning
6 sensesA shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.
Delle, Vertiefung, Einbuchtung
вмя́тинаvmjátina
я́мкаjámka, вм'я́тинаvmʺjátyna
(figuratively)A minor effect made upon something.
to make a dent
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.
(broadly, informal)A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.
A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
A slot or a wire in a reed.
- an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
- an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
Examples
29 sentencesTom's car is easily recognizable since there is a big dent in the front bumper.
Машину Тома легко впізнати, адже на її передньому бампері є глибока вм'ятина.
deToms Auto ist an der großen Delle am vorderen Stoßdämpfer leicht erkennbar.
A car with a dented fender drove by.
The dent is huge.
ruВмятина огромная.
deDie Beule ist riesig.
Tom dented his car.
ruТом помял свою машину.
Every car was dented.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dent, dente, dint (“a blow; strike; dent”), from Old English dynt (“blFrom Middle English dent, dente, dint (“a blow; strike; dent”), from Old English dynt (“blow, strike, the mark or noise of a blow”), from Proto-Germanic *duntiz (“a blow”). Akin to Old Norse dyntr (“dint”). Doublet of dint.
From French dent, from Latin dēns, dentis (“tooth”). Doublet of dens and tooth.
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