Definitions for dent
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dentnoun

   an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

   "it made a dent in my bank account"

2. incision, scratch, prick, slit, dentnoun

   a depression scratched or carved into a surface

3. dent, ding, gouge, nickverb

   an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

4. indent, dentverb

   make a depression into

   "The bicycle dented my car"

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dent

   A dent is a small hollow or indentation in a hard, flat surface caused by damage. It generally appears as a result of impact or collision. It can occur in various materials such as metal, wood, or plastic.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dentnoun

   a stroke; a blow

2. Dentnoun

   a slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation

3. Dentverb

   to make a dent upon; to indent

4. Dentnoun

   a tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc

5. Etymology: [F., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dent

   dent, n. a small hollow made by the pressure or blow of a harder body on a softer.—v.t. to make a mark by means of a blow.—p.adj. Dent′ed, marked with dents: indented. [A variant of dint.]

2. Dent

   dent, n. a notch.—v.t. to notch. [Confused with the preceding, but from Fr. dent, tooth—L. dens, dentis.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dent

   Dent is to become weaken.

   Dent is a state of decreased or diminished a pain encounter from the accident.

   
   

   Submitted by pinkss5 on September 16, 2015  

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2. DENT

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DENT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dent is ranked #2436 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dent surname appeared 14,873 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Dent.
   
   57.4% or 8,545 total occurrences were White.
   37.4% or 5,564 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 318 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 297 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.5% or 77 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 71 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Bend
   • Consequence
   • Depression

Anagrams for dent »

1. tend

How to pronounce dent?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say dent in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dent in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of dent in a Sentence

1. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   By weaving your passion and unique skills with a need or cause, and standing with the people you want to serve, you will be well-positioned to make a meaningful dent in the world.

2. Elizabeth Warren:

   A decade ago, there were zero major solar power projects on public lands. Today, the Bureau of Land Management has approved 11,000 megawatts of renewable wind, solar, and geothermal projects?, but to make a real dent in the problem, we're going to need a whole lot more.

3. Ric Spooner:

   If the situation drags out then that will be a dent to confidence for investors.

4. Tom Wolf:

   Charlie Dent is a voice of reason and civility that breaks through the chaos and partisanship of Washington and he will be missed, i thank Representative Dent for his service to our country and commonwealth.

5. Marc Baum:

   Over 7,000 people a day are contracting HIV … mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, if we can make a dent in that with our technology, it would make an enormous impact.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dent
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dent
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dent
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html