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dent
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- pronunciation:
- dent
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
| definition: |
If you hit a sheet of metal with a baseball bat, you will probably make a dent in the metal. A dent is area of a hard surface that is pushed in because it was hit by something.
There is a small dent in the car because someone hit it when they tried to park behind it.- similar words:
- chip, defect, flaw, mark, pit
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| related words: |
cavity, hollow |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dents, denting, dented |
| definition: |
When you dent something, you make a dent on or in it.
When the heavy lamp fell over, it dented the table top.- similar words:
- chip, distress, mark
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