dent

🇺🇸 /dent/ 🇬🇧 /dent/
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verb
R

to make a hollow mark by hitting a hard surface

The hailstorm dented the roof of my car.

R

to reduce someone's confidence or reputation

The criticism did not dent his enthusiasm for the project.

noun
R

a hollow mark on a hard surface from being hit

There was a small dent in the door from the accident.

translation

v. to make a hollow mark by hitting a hard surface; to reduce someone's confidence or reputation
n. a hollow mark on a hard surface from being hit

Word Forms

3rd Present dents
Past dented
Perfect dented
Progressive denting
Plural dents