indent: Meaning and Definition of
in•dent
Pronunciation: (v.in-dent'n.in'dent, in-dent'), [key]
— v.t.
- to form deep recesses in: The sea indents the coast.
- to set in or back from the margin, as the first line of a paragraph.
- to sever (a document drawn up in duplicate) along an irregular line as a means of identification.
- to cut or tear the edge of (copies of a document) in an irregular way.
- to make toothlike notches in; notch.
- to indenture, as an apprentice.
- to draw an order upon.
- to order, as commodities.
—v.i.
- to form a recess.
- to make out an order or requisition in duplicate.
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- to draw upon a person or thing for something.
- to enter into an agreement by indenture; make a compact.
—n.
- a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- an indention.
- an indenture.
- a certificate issued by a state or the federal government at the close of the Revolutionary War for the principal or interest due on the public debt.
- a requisition for stores.
in•dent
Pronunciation: (v.in-dent'n.in'dent, in-dent'), [key]
— v.t.
- to dent; press in so as to form a dent: to indent a pattern on metal.
- to make or form a dent in: The wooden stairs had been indented by horses' hooves.
—n.
- a dent.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.