Definitions of dent

1. To make a dent upon; to indent.

2. To make a small hollow in.

3. To make a mark by means of a blow.

4. To make a dent in.

5. To make a dent in; indent.

6. To make a dent. See Indent.

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

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

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

10. A stroke; a blow.

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

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

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

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

15. Small hollow or depression.

16. A small depression, as from a blow; indentation.

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