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      • to make a small hollow mark in the surface of something: I dropped a hammer on the floor, and it dented the floorboard. If you dent someone's confidence or pride, you make them feel less confident or proud: be badly dented His confidence was badly dented when he didn't get the job.
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  2. DENT definition: 1. a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by pressure or by being hit: 2. to make…. Learn more.

  3. A dent is a hollow in the surface of something which has been caused by hitting or pressing it.

  4. dent something to make a hollow place in a hard surface, usually by hitting it. The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. The car was quite badly dented on one side.

  5. DENT definition: 1. a hollow area in a hard surface where it has been hit: 2. a reduction in something: 3. to…. Learn more.

  6. A dent is a gouge or hollow that's left in a surface after some kind of blow. If you hit a soup pot with a hammer, it will leave a dent. Car accidents, whether they're serious or just fender benders, often result in dents.

  7. noun (1) 1. : a depression or hollow made by a blow or by pressure. 2. : an appreciable impression or effect often made against resistance. hasn't made a dent in the problem. specifically : a weakening or lessening effect. costs that have made a dent in the budget.

  8. What does dent-mean? Dent- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “tooth.” It is used in some medical and scientific terms, including in dentistry .

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