dent

CEFRB1

/dɛnt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A hollow mark made by pressure or a hit.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make a hollow mark in something.

Examples

  • Stopgap measures won't make a dent in drug addiction.

  • They had a dent in the rear door.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A minor effect made upon something.

  2. A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.

  3. A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.

More examples

In context

  • That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.

  • The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.

  • to make a dent

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A large hailstorm left a noticeable blank on the roof of my car.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English dent, dente, dint (“a blow; strike; dent”), from Old English dynt (“blow, strike, the mark or noise of a blow”), from Proto-Germanic *duntiz (“a blow”). Akin to Old Norse dyntr (“dint”). Doublet of dint.