make a dent into

an impression in a surface ( as made by a blow)

an appreciable consequence ( especially a lessening); " it made a dent in my bank account"

make a depression into; " The bicycle dented my car"

A stroke; a blow.

A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation.

To make a dent upon; to indent.

A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.

Small hollow; a slight depression caused by a blow or pressure.

To make a small hollow in.

A small hollow made by the pressure or blow of a harder body on a softer.

To make a mark by means of a blow.

Small hollow or depression.

To make a dent in.

To make a dent in; indent.

A small depression, as from a blow; indentation.

The teeth of a comb, metallic brush, or " card;" the wires of the reed- frame of a weaver's loom.

A depression made by the pressure or blow of a harder body on a softer; indentation.

To make a dent. See Indent.

And then the Ragged Giant Rabbit laughed again, and this time the picture of his grandfather fell down and made a big dent in the floor. – Billy Bunny and Uncle Bull Frog by David Magie Cory

Saintsbury, Dent and Co. – A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

If it wouldn't shock father and dent the floor, I'd take you into the house with me. – The Short Line War by Merwin-Webster