DENT, noun 1. Literally, a tooth or projecting point. But it is used to express a gap or notch, or rather a depression or small hollow in a solid body; a hollow made by the pressure of a harder body on a softer; indentation. In this sense, it is in customary use in the United States. 2. A stroke. DENT, verb transitive To make a dent or small hollow.
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