dent: Meaning and Definition of

dent

1. a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
2. a noticeable effect, esp. of reduction: to leave a dent in one's savings; a dent in one's pride.
3. to cause a person to take heed; make an impression: The doctor told him to stop smoking, but it didn't make a dent.
4. to show initial progress; pass an initial stage of (work, thought, solving a problem, etc.): I haven't even made a dent in this pile of work.

1. to make a dent in or on; indent: The impact dented the car's fender.
2. to have the effect of reducing or slightly injuring: The caustic remark dented his ego.

1. to show dents; become indented: Tin dents more easily than steel.
2. to sink in, making a dent: Nails dent into metal.

dent

1. a toothlike projection, as a tooth of a gearwheel.
2. the space between two wires through which the warp ends are drawn in the reed of a loom.

dent-

1. var. ofbefore a vowel: dentin.

dent.

1. dental.
2. dentist.
3. dentistry.