Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having dents; impressed with little hollows.
  • Having teeth or notches; notched.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Indented; impressed with little hollows.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of dent.

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  • adjective of metal e.g.

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Examples

  • One end was cracked and dented from the capsize of the wagon in Rock Canyon.

    CHAPTER I 2010

  • One end was cracked and dented from the capsize of the wagon in Rock Canyon.

    Chapter 1 1913

  • The shareholder also said he was dissatisfied with how the costs of about 200 billion yen ($US2. 23 billion) related to the latest recalls dented the company's profits in the fiscal year ended March.

    Toyoda Meets With Shareholders 2010

  • Weil's piece, though, has recently been dented, which is consistent with a general revisionism regarding this — it must be acknowledged — difficult, self-centered, and somewhat self-important saint.

    The Lost Crusade 2005

  • Weil's piece, though, has recently been dented, which is consistent with a general revisionism regarding this — it must be acknowledged — difficult, self-centered, and somewhat self-important saint.

    The Lost Crusade 2005

  • Toyota said Monday it will begin fixing faulty gas pedals in the United States this week after mass recalls dented its reputation for safety and prompted competitors to challenge the world's top car maker.

    The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines 2010

  • Toyota said Monday it will start fixing faulty gas pedals this week after mass recalls dented its reputation and prompted competitors to challenge the world's top car maker.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2010

  • Toyota said Monday it will start fixing faulty gas pedals this week after mass recalls dented its reputation and prompted competitors to challenge the world's top car maker.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2010

  • Toyota has said it will start fixing faulty accelerator pedals this week after mass recalls dented its reputation and prompted competitors to challenge the world's top Switzerland were on collision course on Monday over the Alpine state's cherished banking secrecy after Berlin said it might buy the names of America, to its existing global safety recall over airbag inflation problems.

    WN.com - Articles related to Gov't tackles wages, job safety 2010

  • Toyota has said it will start fixing faulty accelerator pedals this week after mass recalls dented its reputation and prompted competitors to challenge the world's top Switzerland were on collision course on Monday over the Alpine state's cherished banking secrecy after Berlin said it might buy the names of America, to its existing global safety recall over airbag inflation problems.

    WN.com - Articles related to Gov't tackles wages, job safety 2010

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