in·dent

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• transitive verb To impress (a design, for example); stamp.
• noun An indentation.
• intransitive verb To set (the first line of a paragraph, for example) in from the margin.
• intransitive verb To cut or tear (a document with two or more copies) along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for establishing authenticity.
• intransitive verb To draw up (a document) in duplicate or triplicate.
• intransitive verb To notch or serrate the edge of; make jagged.
• intransitive verb To make notches, grooves, or holes in (wood, for example) for the purpose of mortising.
• intransitive verb To fit or join together by or as if by mortising.
• intransitive verb Chiefly British To order (goods) by purchase order or official requisition.
• intransitive verb To make or form an indentation.
• intransitive verb Chiefly British To draw up or order an indent.
• noun The act of indenting or the condition of being indented.
• noun A blank space before the beginning of an indented line.
• noun An indenture.
• noun A US certificate issued at the close of the American Revolution for interest due on the public debt.
• noun Chiefly British An official requisition or purchase order for goods.