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Dent (dĕnt), n. [A variant of Dint.]
1. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.] “That dent of thunder.” Chaucer.
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2. A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation.
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A blow that would have made a dent in a pound of butter. De Quincey.
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Dent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dented; p. pr. & vb. n. Denting.] To make a dent upon; to indent.
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The houses dented with bullets. Macaulay.
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Dent, n. [F., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth.] (Mach.) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. Knight.
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