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Meaning of dent

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dent
      n 1: an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it
           made a dent in my bank account"
      2: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn:
         {incision}, {scratch}, {prick}, {slit}, {dent}]
      3: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: {dent},
         {ding}, {gouge}, {nick}]
      v 1: make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" [syn:
           {indent}, {dent}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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