Definition of indent

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Indent (v. t.) To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See Indentation, and Indention..

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Punctured :: Punctured (a.) Having the surface covered with minute indentations or dots.
Mush :: Mush (v. t.) To notch, cut, or indent, as cloth, with a stamp..
Indent :: Indent (v. i.) To contract; to bargain or covenant.
Dented :: Dented (v. t.) Indented; impressed with little hollows.
Waffle :: Waffle (n.) A soft indented cake cooked in a waffle iron.
File :: File (n.) A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or teeth, made by indentation with a chisel, used for abrading or smoothing other substances, as metals, wood, etc..
Indentedly :: Indentedly (adv.) With indentations.
Redented :: Redented (a.) Formed like the teeth of a saw; indented.
Imprint :: Imprint (v. t.) To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
Indented :: Indented (a.) Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary..
Indenture :: Indenture (v. i.) To run or wind in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent.
Engrail :: Engrail (v. t.) To indent with small curves. See Engrailed.
Notch :: Notch (v. t.) To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick..
Grater :: Grater (a.) One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs..
Center :: Center (n.) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe..
Dint :: Dint (n.) The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.
Indented :: Indented (a.) Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured; as, an indented servant..
Tooth :: Tooth (v. t.) To indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw..
Subdepartment :: Subdented (a.) Indented beneath.
Crenelate :: Crenelate (v. t.) To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf..
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